News - Pork Producers

An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri says demand will play a key role in the profitability of pork producers throughout 2014.

The program director with the Banff Pork Seminar says the willingness of pork producers to explore alternative feed ingredients has helped ease the problem of high feed costs.

The chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says, thanks to lower feed costs, 2014 could be the most profitable year since 2006 for the province’s pork producers.

The chair of the National Farm Animal care Council’s Pig Code Development Committee says committee members are very close to finalizing a new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs in Canada.

The director of marketing and producers services with h@ms Marketing Services suggests by making adjustments based on information contained in the kill statement pork producers can boost returns by anywhere from five to ten percent.

The vice-chair of the Canadian Pork Council estimates the completion of a free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union could add 20 dollars to the value of each pig produced in Canada.

Farm and Food Care Ontario reports a new euthanasia device has captured the attention of both pork producers and processors.

A business development specialist pork with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development suggests pork producers will need several years of sustained profitability before they’ll be able to justify replacing aging infrastructure or expanding production.

The industry services coordinator with Manitoba Pork Council reports close to 100 percent of Manitoba’s pork producers have completed a detailed multi-purpose survey.

The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services is projecting sustained profitability within the Canadian hog industry for at least the next year.