News - Pork

Canada’s Agriculture Minister is hopeful the flow of Canadian pork into Russia will be fully restored following inspections of Canadian processing plants by Russian officials next month.

Officials within Canada’s pork industry will be closely monitoring the ability of producers to access loans under a new federal Loan Loss Reserve Program being offered through Canada’s chartered banks, credit unions and Farm Credit Canada.

“Canadian pork is the best in the world!” That’s the message sent by Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn throughout his visit to the ANUGA trade fair currently being held in Cologne, Germany.

Farm Credit Canada is advising pork producers planning to apply for loans under a just launched federal pork industry restructuring plan to do so quickly.

The Canadian Pork Council is confident most Canadian pork producers will be eligible for loans being made available under a new restructuring plan being offered by the federal government for the Canadian pork industry.

Canada’s agriculture minister says there is a future for hog production in this country but the industry needs to right sized.

Canadian pork producers can start applying for government-backed loans on Monday.

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board suggests to flourish Canada’s swine industry needs to reduce its reliance on the United States.

Participants in a Canadian pork industry trade mission that traveled to Japan are endorsing the creation of a Canadian pork industry standard aimed specifically at satisfying the demands of that market.

Winnipeg based Finer Feeds is encouraging a greater awareness of the positive aspects of swine production in western Canada.