News - Pork Producers

The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network is encouraging pork producers and the public to get their flu shots to help limit any spread of influenza.

Manitoba’s chief veterinary officer is encouraging the province’s pork producers to step up their focus on biosecurity as the weather turns colder.

In the wake of two new on-farm cases of PED Manitoba Pork is encouraging the province’s pork producers to take steps to close any gaps in biosecurity that may exist.

The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services says, despite the recent slide in live hog prices, Canadian pork producers can expect to remain profitable for at least the next four to six months.

A livestock economist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture expects North American hog producers to remain profitable through the fall and winter in spite of recent declines in live hog prices.

Despite Russia’s ban on North American pork imports, Sask Pork remains confident the province’s pork producers will be able to lock in profitable hog prices throughout the coming winter.

The chair of Manitoba Pork is voicing concern over news that Russia has banned the import of Canadian pork and pork products for one year.

Manitoba Pork is encouraging its members to take part in a PED Manure Sampling Project intended to identify the underlying presence of the virus on sites within Manitoba.

Manitoba’s pork producers are hoping a tentative agreement with the provincial government will end the moratorium on new swine barn construction or expansion in Manitoba.

Pork producers are being encouraged to consider taking advantage of the current strong hog market by locking in prices on the futures market for a portion of their production.