Alberta Beef

• Price of beef in Alberta keeps rising, cost linked to cow supply: economist

  Statistics Canada data reveals that the average price of cattle for slaughter in Alberta was 14 per cent higher in April compared to the same time last year.

  Consumer

  Jun 12, 2025
  
• Shortage of cattle behind recent jump in beef prices, industry says

  The shrinking size of Canadian cattle herds means consumers are being forced to dig a bit deeper into their pockets when they visit their local butcher shop.

  Money

  Nov 27, 2024
  
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• Farmfair International 2023 sees increase in junior cattle farmers

  Farmfair serves as an opportunity for kids to learn more about agriculture and cattle even if they don't have a farming background. 

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2023
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• Canadian meat industry urges MPs to reject U.K. membership in trade deal

  One major sticking point is that the U.K. refuses to accept beef treated with growth hormones, a common agricultural practice in Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2023
• Calls for financial relief for Alberta farmers amid continued extreme conditions

  Alberta's Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson said he has written a letter to the federal government requesting an AgriRecovery assessment. 

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
• Farmers push back against proposed De Havilland facility in Wheatland County

  "One in every 10 farms cease operation (annually), (mostly) due to urban and industrial expansion. I'm terrified to become one of those stats."

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2023
• Japan to resume imports of Canadian processed beef, 20 years after mad cow disease

  Around 40 countries closed their borders to Canadian beef during the height of the 2003 BSE crisis, resulting in billions of dollars in losses for the industry.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2023
• Alberta NDP wants inquiry into beef price hikes

  According to Statistics Canada, the price for ground beef in Alberta has jumped 11 per cent year over year, while prices for top sirloin cuts have jumped 43 per cent.

  Economy

  Jul 15, 2022
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• Alberta fights new labelling on ground meat

  The Alberta government is calling the new Health Canada labelling on ground meat “scientifically baseless” saying it will drive up prices and hurt producers.

  Consumer

  Jun 13, 2022
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• Beef industry voices ‘serious concerns’ about Coutts border blockade

  Canadian beef producers say they are seriously concerned about the impact the blockade at a southern Alberta border crossing is having on their industry.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2022