Key to Stabilising Rural Communities
CANADA - The MP for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette says improvements planned for the Hylife Foods hog slaughtering plant in Neepawa will mean more of jobs needed help stabilise Canada's rural communities,...

Higher Slaughter Capacity, Value-Added Processing
CANADA - Improvements planned for the Hylife Foods hog slaughtering plant at Neepawa in Manitoba will allow expanded slaughter capacity and additional value-added processing, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Hylife: Initial Response to New Name Positive
CANADA - The executive vice-president and chief operating officer of La Broquerie, Manitoba based Hylife, says the initial response to the company's new name has been positive, according to Bruce Coch...

Board Change for Maple Leaf
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has reached an agreement with West Face Capital, a Toronto-based investment fund that owns approximately 11.4 per cent of the company's shares outstanding.

Pending Slaughter Plant Opening Applauded
CANADA - Saskatchewan's pork producers are applauding the pending opening of the newly renovated Thunder Creek Pork processing plant in Moose Jaw, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Slaughter Numbers Push Down Live Hog Prices
CANADA - The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture reports the biggest factor putting downward pressure on North American live hog prices right now is the seasonal increase in the number of slaughter hogs...

Govt Committed to Protecting Health of Livestock
CANADA - Canadian pork producers welcome the news that the restrictions have been lifted on an Alberta slaughter faculty.

Maple Leaf to Sell Ontario Processing Plant
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has launched a formal sale process for its pork processing business located in Burlington, Ontario, following renewed interest from potential purchasers and improved economic...

Re-Opening of Moose Jaw Pork Plant Applauded
CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is applauding news of the sale and planned re-opening of the Moose Jaw Pork Packers pork processing facility at Moose Jaw, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Idled Moose Jaw Pork Processing Plant to Re-open
CANADA - The new owners of the Moose Jaw Pork Packers pork processing facility at Moose Jaw hope to have the idled plant back in operation and slaughtering its first hogs by the end of this year, writes...

Pork Commentary: Better but Not Good Enough
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.