WINNIPEG, June 20 (CNS Canada) – Old crop Canadian lentil stocks may be higher than previously thought, but they’re not high enough to affect the market, especially as anticipation mounts for the possibly record-large new crop. Agriculture Canada’s June supply and demand report shows lentil carryout for 2015-16 at 75,000 tonnes, up from a forecast […] Read more
Stories by Erin DeBooy
Manitoba pork producers worry as PED spreads
WINNIPEG-‑ After a third hog farm in southeastern Manitoba confirmed a case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) on June 4, industry officials are increasingly concerned how Manitoba hog producers will be impacted. “When you get three cases in two weeks, it’s worrisome,” said Andrew Dickson, general manager of Manitoba Pork Council. “It’s unsettling for the […] Read more
