News - Pork

The federal government has unveiled phase two of national initiative to help pork producers combat disease and provide stability for Canada’s swine sector.

The Canadian Pork Council is applauding approval of a Quebec based hog slaughter and pork cutting facility as Canada’s first integrated pork processing plant to be granted approval for the export of pork products to the European Union.

A Minnesota based pork industry service company fears the loss of access to Canadian born pigs by U.S. producers will disrupt American pork exports.

The Chairman of Manitoba Pork Council says the common concerns related to the impact of U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling have helped unite pork producers on both sides of the Canada U.S. border.

The president and CEO of Genesus Genetics is confident Russia will provide an excellent opportunity for North American pork exporters over the next three to four years.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture expects the export market for pork to play a key role in setting live hog prices during 2009.

The pork industry needs to look for ‘game changers’ in order to stay competitive in production, retail and export, says a category manager with Cargill, one of the largest privately-held integrated food companies in the world.

Pork producers and their industry counterparts, looking nervously at the next few months, got a tentative thumbs-up from two market watchers on prospects for profitability on both sides of the border.

If the Canadian pork industry wants to know where the U.S. pork industry is going it just needs to watch the U.S. dollar and the energy market, says a leading pork industry economist.

An Alberta based management consultant suggests, by branding their products as Canadian, Canada’s pork producers and processors will be better equipped to gain a marketing advantage.