The Chair of Manitoba Pork says World Pork Expo offers representatives of the province’s pork industry an opportunity to discuss issues of mutual concern with their U.S. counterparts and to learn more about the latest available technology.
The 28 annual edition of World Pork Expo, the world’s largest pork specific trade show and conference, is under way this week in Des Moines, Iowa.
George Matheson, the chair of Manitoba Pork, says delegations representing the Manitoba pork industry have been taking part in World Pork Expo for the past 10 years and that participation allows representatives the chance to meet with producers generally and specifically Iowa Board Members to discuss the latest issues within the pork industry and to look at the latest pork production equipment.
Because we’re both exporting nations when it comes to pork, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is of great interest to us and we would like both of our respective countries to sign on and ratify the agreement as quickly as possible to make sure that we’re all on the same level playing field when it comes to international trade.
Foreign animal disease is always an issue and how we can keep our countries biosecure.
Also for us, we’re interested in constructing more feeder barns in Manitoba so looking at the latest in construction equipment and methods for putting up substantial but inexpensive barns is of great interest to us and it’s the best show in the world when it comes to pork equipment. ~ George Matheson – Manitoba Pork
Matheson says the veil of secrecy, if there ever was one, has been lifted and relations among Canadian and U.S. pork producers are very good.
He says attending World Pork Expo and the Pork Congresses in January in both Minnesota and Iowa have allowed the development of face to face relations and what we’ve discovered is we’re an integrated industry with similar problems and challenges and producers on the two sides of the border are working at this together.
