Pork Industry Restructuring Package Trade Neutral
CANADA - The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says there was a considerable amount of effort to ensure a Canadian pork industry restructuring package would not have negative trade implications, writes Bruce...

Pork Commentary: Too Little Too Late
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Producers Applaud Govt Restructuring Plan
CANADA - Canada's swine producers are applauding a restructuring plan unveiled by the federal government for the Canadian pork industry, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Canadian Govt Supports Hog Industry Restructuring
CANADA - The Government of Canada is delivering a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers by investing in key marketing initiatives to get more customers buying Canadian pork, providing government-backed...

Options for Utilizing Lower Quality Crops Evaluated
CANADA - The Prairie Swine Centre is taking a proactive approach to evaluating options for utilizing what's expected to be lower than normal quality cereal crops this coming winter, writes Bruce Cochr...

Pork Commentary: Is There Any Floor to this Market?
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Expanded Herd Reduction Forecast for Fall Quarter
CANADA - Des Moines, Iowa based Paragon Economics is projecting deeper cuts to the North American sow herd as producers respond to increased feed costs and the recent large sell-off of lean hog futures,...

Feed Barley Supplies Likely to be Tight this Winter
CANADA - Due to an expected short supply Canadian livestock producers are being advised to replace barley in rations with other feed grains this winter where ever possible, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Pork Producers Encouraged to Work with Lenders
CANADA - Farm Credit Canada says is encouraging pork producers to maintain close contact with their lenders as they consider options for addressing an ongoing economic squeeze, writes Bruce Cochrane.

CPC Strengthens Efforts on Traceability System
ALBERTA, CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) is pleased to announce the selection of two strategic partners to implement a national traceability program for the Canadian pork sector.

Pork Commentary: If Misery Loves Company, We Have Lots of Friends
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Ample Feed Grain Supplies Expected this Winter
CANADA - This year's unusual prairie weather combined with a reduced demand from the North American livestock feeding sector is expected to result in ample supplies of reasonably priced feed grains this...

NPPC Denounces Proposed Strategic Transition Plan
CANADA - The US-based National Pork Producers Council is denouncing a request by Canadian pork producers for a government backed Canadian Hog Industry Strategic Transition Plan, writes Bruce Cochrane.

On-Line Petition to Government Gains Momentum
CANADA - Officials with East-Man Feeds report support for an on-line petition calling on the federal government to recognize the extreme crisis faced by the Canadian Pork industry is gaining momentum,...

Market Access Key in Devising Traceability Strategies
CANADA - A senior scholar with the University of Manitoba says expanded market access is a key consideration in creating a national traceability R&D strategy, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Maple Leaf Earnings Rise
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has reported that its operating earnings increased by 131 per cent in the second quarter to the end of June to C$43.6 million in weak protein market conditions.

Maple Leaf: Dramatic Turn-around in Profitability
CANADA - Financial results reported yesterday by Maple Leaf Foods for the second quarter of 2009 show a dramatic turn-around in profitability, writes Bruce Cochrane.

CPC Insists Requested Loans are Trade Friendly
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council insists a program of government loans requested by the Canadian hog industry is compliant with international and North American trading agreements and trade friendly,...

CPC Responds to Statement Issued by NPPC
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council takes serious issue with the statement issued last week by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) regarding Canadian pork farmers. The Canadian hog industry has and...

US Must Match Canadian Swine Reductions
CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says reductions in Canadian pork production will have to matched in the United States to have any impact on North American live hog prices, writes Bruce...

Industry Unveils Proposal to Maintain Pig Production
CANADA - Figures from the OECD suggest that Canada will account for 21 per cent of global pigmeat trade in 2009, writes Peter Duggan, Strategic Information Services, Bord Bia.

Pork Commentary: National Pork Industry Conference Report
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Russia Lifts Remaining Ban on Pork Imports
CANADA - Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, have...

Potential Advantages from Straw Based Sow Housing
CANADA - Research conducted at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment indicates the adoption of certain animal welfare measures has the potential to increase profitability, writes Bruce...

Producers Await Govt Response to Recovery Plan
CANADA - Canada's pork producers are hoping for a timely response to the their request for government support for the implementation of a Canadian Hog Industry Strategic Transition Plan, writes Bruce ...