Cargill says it has passed the halfway mark on construction of its new canola processing facility located in the Global Transportation Hub west of Regina, Saskatchewan. The facility, which is designed to process one million tonnes of canola per year, is now expected to open in 2025. “The current construction environment is full of unique… Read More
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The Cargill Dunlop facility that processes more than 75 per cent of Ontario’s beef will be back up and running soon after the 960 unionized staff that work there voted 52 per cent in favour of a settlement offer this afternoon. Local UFCW 175 Workers walked off the job May 27th, 2024. A settlement offer… Read More
Beef Farmers of Ontario was the first to report that the labour union representing the 960 employees at the Cargill Dunlop processing plant and Cargill have reached a recommended memorandum of settlement. The settlement offer will be put to the membership for a vote on Saturday, July 6th. On X, BFO writes: “BFO is encouraged… Read More
Agricorp will expedite risk management program payments for Ontario cattle producers for the first and second quarters of 2024. The move comes as the Cargill Guelph beef processing plant remains closed due to a labour union strike that started on May 27, 2024. To expedite payments, Agricorp says it has moved the deadline to report… Read More
The national industry association that represents the Canadian cereal grains value chain is navigating some internal upheaval, as multiple grain company members have notified the organization of their intent to withdraw their membership in Cereals Canada. Cereals Canada’s members — which include provincial grain producer organizations from across Canada, grain exporters, crop input companies, millers,… Read More
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) are calling on the Cargill Dunlop facility in Guelph and members of UFCW Local 175 to come to an expedited labour resolution. “The beef sector in Canada relies on a resilient processing industry across the country and the impacts… Read More
A second Cargill meat processing facility, this one in Calgary, faces a possible labour disruption following a strike vote on June 10. Union employees, represented by the UFCW 401, voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike. The Calgary Case Ready plant is a further processing facility. If a stoppage occurs, the union says… Read More
The strike at Cargill’s beef processing facility at Guelph, Ont., is nearing the two-week mark, forcing cattle to be marketed elsewhere in and outside the province. Around 960 workers at the Cargill facility, which can processes around 1,500 head of cattle per day and represents between 75 and 80 per cent of Ontario’s beef processing… Read More
Nearly a thousand workers at Cargill’s Dunlop beef processing facility at Guelph, Ont. are on strike, as of 12:01am on Monday, May 27, according to their union. The workers, who are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 175, voted against a negotiated settlement on Sunday. The union says it has raised… Read More
There has been a tremendous amount of fanfare and anticipation regarding the intended expansion of canola crushing capacity on the Canadian Prairies, driven mainly by expected demand for renewable diesel across North America. Companies such as Cargill, Richardson, Federated Co-op, Viterra, Bunge, and Ceres Global Ag have all jumped into the fray, announcing hundreds of… Read More