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Monday, June 1, 2020
Canadian, US pork industries intertwined, suffer with US processing plant shutdowns
Canadian pork farmers have often been closely linked to the pork industry in the US, and considering this, the shutdown of US pork processing plants has pummeled the Canadian pork industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, St Albert Today reporte ...
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Workers' union protests for Farmer John plant shutdown
The workers' union at Farmer John where at least 153 employees have caught COVID-19 called on Thursday for the plant's immediate closure, due to ineffective measures to contain the outbreak, reported Reuters.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Tyson Foods will close Iowa swine plant due to COVID-19
The company will close its swine plant in Storm Lake, Iowa after 555 workers, or 22% of the facility's workforce tested positive for COVID-19, Reuters reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Food safety against milk mycotoxins: The guarantee through a natural and efficient solution
On the past two decades, diseases caused by food have been emerging as a major and growing public health and economic issue in many countries. Due to recent world crisis with some animal products, food safety is one of the most important an ...
Friday, May 29, 2020
Court orders JBS beef plant closure due to COVID-19
A local labour court has ordered the closure of JBS SA beef plant in Brazil's state of Rondonia until the company tests all employees in the facility for the new coronavirus, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Salmon farmers halve antibiotic use
A new sustainability report from the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) shows that, for the past seven years, salmon farmers around the world have cut their antibiotic use by 50%, SeaWestNews reported.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Small US and Canadian meat processors overwhelmed as COVID-19 closes major plants
Smaller slaughter operations in the United States and Canada are benefitting from major meat plants closures due to COVID-19, as farmers and consumers turn to them to alternatives to maintain food supply, Reuters reported.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
JBS beef plant in Rondonia state, Brazil closed because of COVID-19
The Rondonia labour court ordered the JBS beef plant located in the state to stop operations until all workers are tested for COVID-19, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Soybean loading continues at Brazil port after quarantine
After a ship was ordered into isolation due to a crew member testing positive for COVID-19, soybean loading operations were set to resume on Tuesday at Brazil's Paranaguá port, authorities said, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
UK poultry sector sees new immigration bill as threat to migrant 'key food workers'
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has expressed opposition to the immigration bill that labels "key food workers" as "low-skilled", many of whom come from other EU countries who would not be eligible to become permanent ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
BRF meatpacking plant confirms over 300 COVID-19 cases
BRF SA stated on Monday that almost 340 meatpacking workers at one of its plant in southern Brazil have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Marfig SA reports 25 COVID-19 cases at beef plant
The Brazilian meatpacker confirms 25 COVID-19 cases among its workers at a beef plant in Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Dutch meatpacking plant near Germany border reports 147 COVID-19 cases
The Vion Food Group plant in Groenlo, Arnhem situated next to the German city of Muenster reported 147 COVID-19 cases among its 657 total workers in the plant, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Australia's Westpork wants to build artificial insemination, feed facilities in Bullsbrook
Australian pork producer Westpork is proposing to build a boar artificial insemination centre and a new feed mill at a 60-hectare site in Bullsbrook, which is part of the City of Swan in Western Australia, Farm Weekly reported.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Tyson Foods' North Carolina plant reports 570 COVID-19 cases
Meat producer Tyson Foods has reported 570 cases of COVID-19 at its poultry processing complex in North Carolina, reported The Virginian Pilot.

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