California Officials Order Delay in Bay Area’s Dungeness Crab Season

November 5, 2020 LINDA ZAVORAL, Mercury News

For the second consecutive year, California officials are delaying the Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season to decrease the chances of whales currently off the coast getting ensnarled by fishing lines.

New Pork Promotion and Research Agency Will Help Canada’s Pork Producers Thrive

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today announced the creation of the Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency (PRA), while at the annual general meeting of Les Éleveurs de porcs du Québec. The PRA will support the competitiveness and sustainability of the pork sector by enabling the development and implementation of promotional and research activities.

Modern Meat Receives HACCP Certification for its New Facility

November 5, 2020 Modern Meat

Modern Meat announced today it has recently received the internationally-recognized ‘Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points’ (HACCP) certification in the field of food safety and quality control. HACCP is required by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in all federally registered establishments where food is manufactured for human consumption.

Record High US Beef and Pork Production Will Continue to Pressure Prices

November 5, 2020 Gro Intelligence

The US protein pipeline remains well supplied with beef and pork production significantly above year-ago levels. September’s beef production, at 2.35 billion pounds, was 8% higher than last year, while pork production rose 4%.

Floral Industry Receives Economic Relief through GSP Addition

U.S. wholesalers and importers will no longer pay a 6.8 percent tariff on Ecuadorian roses, the culmination of a year-long effort by the Society of American Florists and other industry groups to bring economic relief to buyers in the industry.