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As Canada and China mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Canadian Wheat Board is celebrating nearly 50 years of trade with the economic giant.

An independent swine industry consultant suggests the high health of Canada’s swine herd remains one of its pork industry’s biggest advantages when it comes to world trade.

The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says Country of Origin Labelling was the main topic discussed last week when representatives of the organization traveled to Des Moines to meet with their American counterparts and various representatives of government.

The chair of Manitoba Pork Council reports a growing number of Canadian pork producers believe Ottawa needs to impose the same labelling rules on U.S. pork entering Canada as is required for Canadian product entering the U.S.

U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling is expected to be among the main topics discussed over the next couple of weeks as a delegation representing Manitoba Pork Council travels south for a series of trade advocacy meetings.

Manitoba’s newly appointed agriculture minister says he’s looking forward to meeting with farmers to get a handle on their needs and gather suggestions on what can be done to assist them.

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says a federal program to assist Canadian pork producers in restructuring their industry is being designed in a way that ensures it won’t compromise Canada’s international trading obligations.

The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says there was a considerable amount of effort to ensure a Canadian pork industry restructuring package would not have negative trade implications.

The 64th Annual Meeting of Midwestern Legislators was dominated by discussion on the economy and trade said Steinbach MLA, Kelvin Goertzen, who was one of the Manitoba delegates to attend.

The Canadian Pork Council insists a program of government loans requested by the Canadian hog industry is compliant with international and North American trading agreements and trade friendly.