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Canada halts ???? imports from largest US pork plant ?? Canada has suspended imports from Smithfield Foods' pork processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, according to a USDA website. The suspension, which took effect Thursday, comes amid a trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada over tariffs. Smithfield is working with... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/eKpSzbCn #TradeDispute #PorkIndustry #USCanadaTensions

Canada keeps ???? chicken tariffs ??, postpones pork, beef ?? Canada's 25% tariffs on imports of U.S. chicken will remain in place, while the looming start of an identical levy against beef and pork has been postponed at least a week until April 2. Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the decisions late Thursday... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/eZTAc_ZY #TradeTensions #MeatIndustry #USCanadaRelations

Trump rewrites ?? Mexico tariffs ???? New U.S. tariffs will be removed from most Mexican goods until next month, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, two days after slapping a 25% on imports from Mexico. The Trump administration announced no change in newly imposed tariffs against imports from Canada... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/e2dSqa8v #TradePolicies #USMCARelations #TariffNegotiations

Antitrust case against major pork processor ??dismissed ?? The State of Alaska agreed to fully dismiss its antitrust claims against Triumph Foods with a zero-dollar resolution, ending its pursuit of allegations that pork processors used Agri Stats to engage in price fixing and suppress pork supply in the U.S., according to a release... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/etdRVhvD #AntitrustLaw #PorkIndustry #LegalVictory

Outcry over job cuts at USDA grows on farms ??, in Congress ??? Recent federal efforts to reduce government spending is sparking growing uncertainty among America's agricultural communities in addition to prompting blowback from a prominent U.S. Senator. USDA has yet to disclose the exact number of jobs that have been eliminated... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/ezDyEp4m #AgriculturePolicy #USDACuts #RuralAmerica

Michigan processor could lose ?? 400 legal immigrant workers ???? Clemens Food Group in Michigan's Branch County faces labor disruption as hundreds of its Haitian employees could lose their legal status following the revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the Trump administration. The policy change, set to take effect in August, impacts thousands of Haitians nationwide... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/dkVnZP65 #ImmigrationPolicy #FoodProcessing #WorkforceImpact

China ????, Canada ???? slap tariff retaliation on U.S. meat exports ?? China and Canada imposed stiff retaliation Tuesday against U.S. exports with similar measures looming from Mexico in response to President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs. China, which was struck with tariffs raised to 20% against its goods, put an additional 15% tariff... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/eGQUk4qA #TradeTensions #MeatExports #TariffWars

# Olymel parent prepares for ?? accelerated recovery plan ?? after solid 2024 results ???? The owner of Canadian meat processor Olymel says higher profits in fiscal 2024 will allow Sollio Cooperative Group to move forward with a recovery plan in the wake of losses in 2022 tied to Olymel's operational challenges at the time. The processor posted a loss... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/eX8wtihJ #MeatIndustry #CanadianBusiness #CorporateRecovery

As 20% tariff nears, ???? China targets ???? U.S. ag for retaliation ?? The U.S. is on schedule to enact a 20% tariff on goods from China, and the Asian country is reportedly planning a retaliation that could affect U.S. agriculture. According to a report in The Global Times, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, China "will definitely carry out strong, powerful countermeasures"... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/eEpq3yQm #TradeTensions #AgricultureImpact #USChinaRelations

USDA projects cyclical ?? shifts in US beef ?? production, trade U.S. beef production is projected to decline through 2027 before rebounding, influencing import and export patterns, according to USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2034 report. After peaking at 28.4 billion pounds in 2022... FULL STORY HERE ?? https://lnkd.in/eaCEiwdV #BeefProduction #AgricultureTrends #USDAForecast