News - Industry

A U.S. based agricultural economist is confident, despite the current economic squeeze, the long term outlook for North American pork production remains positive.

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board expects the benefits of a federal pork industry restructuring plan to spin throughout the provincial economy.

Steinbach MLA, Kelvin Goertzen, says while he is pleased the federal Conservative government has come to the table with a program that will offer some assistance to pork producers being devastated by the current hog market, he says it is inexcusable that the provincial NDP government is missing in action and not a partner in the program.

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.

Canada’s swine producers are applauding a restructuring plan unveiled by the federal government for the Canadian pork industry.

The Government of Canada is delivering a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers by investing in key marketing initiatives to get more customers buying Canadian pork, providing government-backed credit to help viable operations weather the current economic uncertainty and helping struggling operations to transition out of the industry.

An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri estimates the U.S. hog industry has reduced production by about half the amount necessary to stimulate a rebound in live hog prices.

Officials with East-Man Feeds report support for an online petition calling on the federal government to recognize the extreme crisis faced by the Canadian Pork industry is gaining momentum.

The Canadian Pork Council is appealing for a timely government response to it’s proposed Strategic Transition Plan for the Canadian hog industry.

Canada’s pork producers are hoping for a timely response to the their request for government support for the implementation of a Canadian Hog Industry Strategic Transition Plan.