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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Improved Hog Marketing Service and Lower CostsCANADA - Manitoba Pork Marketing Co-op says a new partnership involving the hog marketing cooperatives in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will mean improved services and reduced costs for producers, writes Bruce...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Canadian Pork Plant Approved to Export to EUCANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is applauding approval of a Quebec based hog slaughter and pork cutting facility as Canada’s first integrated pork processing plant to be granted approval for the export...
Friday, March 13, 2009
Lost Access to Pigs Threatens US IndustriesCANADA - US pork producers who rely on Canadian origin pigs fear their industry and their livelihoods will be devastated if they lose access to those pigs, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
New Hog Assembly Yard Being PlannedCANADA - Manitoba Pork Marketing Co-op expects to begin the construction of a new hog assembly yard near Stonewall this spring, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, February 23, 2009
New Company Provides Pig Marketing ServicesCANADA - The Board of Directors of Manitoba Pork Marketing Co-op and SPI Marketing Group are pleased to announce the establishment of a new company that will provide hog marketing services. It is to be...
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Branding Canadian Offers Marketing AdvantagesCANADA - An Alberta based management consultant suggests, by branding their products as Canadian, Canada's pork producers and processors will be better equipped to gain a marketing advantage, writes Bruce...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Canada Eyes Pork Opportunities in Booming IndiaONTARIO, CANADA - Canada Pork International (CPI), is pleased to have been invited to join the trade delegation that accompanied the Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Hon. Gerry Ritz,...
Monday, January 19, 2009
Creation of 'Market-Access Secretariat' ApplaudedCANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is applauding the federal government's creation of a new "market-access secretariat" to help enhance Canada's beef and pork export opportunities, writes Bruce Cochrane....
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Collaboration Throughout Pork Industry UrgedALBERTA - The Alberta pork industry will need to work more cooperatively with each other and think more creatively if it is to have a fighting chance against the challenges it faces today and in the future,...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Questions Surrounding COOL Still UnansweredCANADA - The US based Food Marketing Institute reports several key questions surrounding Country of Origin Labelling remain unanswered, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Canada-US Pork Industry Relations StrongCANADA - The chairman of Manitoba Pork Council says, despite the problems being created by Country of Origin Labelling, the relationship between Canadian and American hog producers remains strong, writes...
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Banff Pork Seminar to Focus on Cost SavingCANADA - Officials of the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar are focusing on strategies to help hog producers cope with the current difficult economic situation, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Change in Pork Production in DemandCANADA - Pork producers around the world have encountered an unprecedented period of low prices for pigs and high input costs.
Canada Hopes for Quick Resolution of COOLCANADA - Ottawa is hopeful issues related to controversial new US mandatory country of origin food labelling laws can be resolved within the next 30 days, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Free Trade Agreement Pleases CPCCANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is applauding news that Canada and Colombia have reached a tentative bilateral free trade agreement and encouraging progress on the world front, writes Bruce Cochran...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Maple Leaf Challenges COOL LegislationCANADA - Maple Leaf Consumer Foods says U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling has impacted the ability of Canadian processors to compete in the U.S. retail market and needs to be challenged, writes...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
CPC Applauds Colombia-Canada Trade DealOTTAWA - Colombia is currently Canada's 25th largest market for pork and pork products, accounting for $3 million of sales for slightly more than 2,000 tonnes over the first eight months of...
Friday, November 21, 2008
Will COOL Have a Negative Impact on Canada?CANADA - US-based food companies are unsure about the impact that COOL (Country of Origin Labelling) will have on their operations, and some Canadian food industry pundits are responding with anxiety.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Manitoba Pork Industry Hoping to Ease ReluctanceCANADA - The Manitoba Pork Marketing Co-op remains hopeful that, over time, U.S. pork processors will ease their position on accepting Canadian origin pigs for slaughter, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling Expected to Increase Processing CostsCANADA - The George Morris Centre says new US Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling legislation will increase the cost of processing pigs in the U.S. but more so for Canadian pigs, writes Bruce Cochra...
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