Cargill plans to resume slaughtering cattle on Friday at its Dodge City, Kansas, beef plant, after weekend rains caused a partial roof collapse, the company said on Tuesday.

Rains partially collapse roof at Kansas Cargill plant

JBS Canada breaks more ground at Brooks
New storage and distribution centre to feature more automation, storage, beef patty manufacture
Reading Time: 2 minutes New JBS Canada storage and distribution centre to feature more automation, storage, beef patty manufacture.

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking
Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.

Canadian beef sector urges resolution on Cargill labour dispute
In a joint news release issued June 24, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) strongly encouraged the Cargill Dunlop facility in Guelph and members of UFCW Local 175 to come to an expedited labour resolution. The CCA, NCFA and the BFO represent about 19,000 beef producers in Ontario and approximately 60,000 Canada-wide.

Cargill Calgary strike hits holding pattern
Strike vote ballots sealed pending labour board meeting: union
The chance of a possible strike at Cargill’s Case Ready Plant in Calgary is looming large, but it’s not yet clear if workers are headed to the picket lines.

Strike possibility looms at Calgary Cargill plant
June vote will determine if Calgary Cargill workers will echo Cargill Guelph work stoppage
Nearly 1,000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph were on strike at the end of May, and there’s a possibility that workers at the Cargill Case Ready plant in Calgary could also hit the picket lines.

Meat industry calls on federal gov to ease foreign worker limits
Meat industry groups are asking the federal government to reinstate a program that expanded industry hiring limits for temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and lengthened the validity of paperwork needed for hiring, citing work shortages and impact on food prices.

Eastern Canada’s largest beef processor on strike
Union says a Cargill plant in Calgary could soon take similar action
Nearly 1000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph hit the picket lines this morning, as workers strike in an effort to gain better compensation.

Maple Leaf to close Brantford, Ont., plant
Maple Leaf will close its Brandford, Ontario poultry processing plant early next year, the company said yesterday.

Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve
Stabilizing or declining input prices working their way through the supply chain, FCC says
Farm Credit Canada is predicting Canadian food and beverage sales will fall slightly this year as consumers manage tight budgets. Gross margins, however, should increase as the effects of falling commodity prices work their way through the supply chain, the farm lender said in an April 9 news release.