News - Agriculture

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services reports, despite ongoing challenges resulting from COVID-19, domestic demand for pork has remained exceptional.

Strong commodity prices combined with low interest rates continue to sustain farmland value increases in most parts of Canada, according to a mid-year review by Farm Credit Canada.

The Manitoba government is encouraging all Manitobans to learn more about the great diversity of food production in this province and the importance of agriculture to the provincial economy.

The Swine Health Information Center is advising the pork sector to be thinking biosecurity as we transition from summer to fall. As part of its September e-newsletter, the Swine Health Information Center has released its monthly Domestic and Global Swine Disease Surveillance Reports.

With election day looming, Canada’s pork producers are being encouraged to be involved in making the candidates in their ridings and their parties aware of the issues that are important to them and to be aware of the positions of all candidates on matters that affect agriculture.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services suggests, despite recent exceptional global demand for pork, COVID-19 continues to create uncertainty and market volatility.

The Manitoba and federal governments continue to support producers and have launched two programs under the AgriRecovery framework for livestock producers to help with the extraordinary costs incurred for feed and transportation.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services suggests those producers with prudent risk management strategies in place will be the best positioned to manage the current volatility in hog markets.

Manitoba pork producers are being encouraged to discuss issues of concern to their sector with their candidates in the federal election. Manitoba Pork has identified a range of issues of concern to the pork sector including the creation and defence of trade agreements, addressing trade relations with China, improving business risk management programming and protecting the health of Canada’s swine herd.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is outlining its four priorities for the next federal government as the 44th Canadian federal election gets underway.