Leaders in Canada’s pork sector are calling on the federal government to give perishable agriculture products the same consideration and protection as grain. The call comes as a longshore workers’ […] Read more
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Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike
Council says pork should receive same consideration as grains
Canadian Pork Council names new top brass
Rene Roy elected as council's new chair
A few weeks after hiring a new executive director, members of the Canadian Pork Council have also chosen their new board chair and first vice-chair. The council on Tuesday announced […] Read more
Farm and agrifood groups press for clear border crossings
Injunction granted to clear Ambassador Bridge blockade
Groups representing Canada’s farm and agrifood sectors want to see an “immediate” end to multiple border blockades thrown up in recent weeks by protestors in three provinces — while the […] Read more
Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports
New national pork agency to be up and running next summer
A new agency will use funds from a new levy on imported pork to pay for research and promotion for the Canadian pork sector. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau […] Read more
Hog producers look for swine fever investment
Arrival of African swine fever would be devastating to the Canadian sector
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s hog producers are calling on the federal government to invest $50 million over three years to combat African swine fever. In an open letter released Sept. […] Read more
Decoupling Canadian pork price from American price study still ongoing
Canadian pork producers asked the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) back in 2018 how a unique Canadian pork price can be set to decouple the price from the American market. The American […] Read more
Hog farmers face prolonged pain as pandemic gives way to glut
Canadian Pork Council takes new tack on AgriStability reform
Winnipeg | Reuters — North America’s hog farmers face prolonged pain beyond the COVID-19 pandemic that has interrupted packing plants , as a pig glut in the U.S. holds prices […] Read more
Ottawa proposes levy on imported pork products
The levy of 75 cents per hog would fund research and promotion similar to beef sector program
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada wants to start charging a levy on imported pork to help fund research and promotion activities. The federal government is proposing to establish the Canadian Pork […] Read more
Pork sector’s calls for aid heard, not yet answered
Federal government says it's examining "all options"
Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s office said late last week the government is working “around the clock” to respond to the pandemic’s impact on farmers and agri-food businesses. But there […] Read more
Pig farmers seek aid of $20 per hog against market crash
Losses of $675 million expected from COVID-19-related causes
Canada’s hog producers seek an immediate federal cash injection equivalent to $20 per hog against a market crash that’s expected to cost their sector about $675 million overall. Officials with […] Read more
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