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COVID having impact on livestock industry Poll Government policy Recent COVID outbreaks at Cargill High River and the Olymel meat packing plant in Red Deer are not yet having a widespread impact on the market, says Chuck MacLean, founder of Porter and MacLean Livestock Management and former chair of Canada Beef and the Alberta Beef Producers, but added to other pressures could lead to even higher consumer prices. Olymel’s recent temporary closure after a major COVID outbreak will hit pork producers, who have been struggling for awhile already, even harder because it will back up product, MacLean says “I can’t imagine who could afford to produce pork for what they are trying to sell it for,” says MacLean. ....
COVID having impact on livestock industry Poll Yes By Tim Kalinowski on February 23, 2021. Canadian Press file photo
Cows and their calves graze in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta. in this file photo. Recent COVID outbreaks at Cargill High River and the Olymel meat packing plant in Red Deer are not yet having a widespread impact on the market, says Chuck MacLean, founder of Porter and MacLean Livestock Management and former chair of Canada Beef and the Alberta Beef Producers, but added to other pressures could lead to even higher consumer prices. Olymel’s recent temporary closure after a major COVID outbreak will hit pork producers, who have been struggling for awhile already, even harder because it will back up product, MacLean says ....