News - Pork

Manitoba Pork reports information gathered through a 2012 producer survey is playing a key role in developing the infrastructure needed to accommodate swine traceability.

An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri says the U.S. pork industry could well set a new pork export record in 2013.

The program director with the Banff Pork Seminar says the 2013 conference will focus on the challenges facing members of the pork value chain as a result of recent changes within the industry.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture credits a 30 percent increase in the value of live hogs over the past few weeks to higher pork cutout values fueled by heightened consumer demand for pork.

An independent third party assessment of swine health initiatives undertaken by Canadian Swine Health Board has determined those activities add roughly 15 percent to the export value of Canadian pork.

The chair Karl Kynoch is encouraging pork industry stakeholders to review proposed changes to Canada’s Health of Animals regulations and express any concerns those changes might raise.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says input from pork industry stakeholders on proposed amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations will help ensure Canada’s proposed traceability system is cost effective.

New diagnostic tools developed by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are helping the pork industry address a new strain of Brachyspira.

A professor of veterinary medicine with the University of Minnesota says, despite continuing problems with the spread of PRRS, the North American pork industry is a lot better at managing the infection today.

The chair of the National Farm Animal Care Council’s Pig Code Development Committee says it’s important to strike the right balance as Canadian pork industry stakeholders revamp the Pig Code of Practice.