Pork industry groups across Canada are engaged in serious discussions with the federal and provincial governments over how to protect producers as best they can from U.S. tariffs.
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Tariff tensions stall forward contracts
Canada’s pork industry faces new risks as U.S. trade policies disrupt market stability
Tariff concerns influence discussions at swine seminar

Manitoba confirms porcine deltacoronavirus
Virus comes with similar, but less severe symptoms as PED
Glacier FarmMedia – It won’t cause the same production hit as its relative, PED, but no one was happy to see a confirmed Manitoba case of porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV). One premise in southeastern Manitoba has confirmed infection, Manitoba Pork has said. Jenelle Hamblin, the industry group’s manager of swine health, said they were unaware of […] Read more

Uncertainty looms for hog sector in the wake of Prop 12
The impacts of a California animal welfare law that took full effect on the first day of 2024 are already being felt, according to Manitoba Pork general manager Cam Dahl. “Yes, Jan. 1 was a deadline but, in truth, Proposition 12 has been enforced since July,” he said. Proposition 12, or Prop 12, is a […] Read more

Hog industry wants to be ready for new COOL legislation
Sector says feds should have retaliatory tariffs locked and loaded if the U.S. enacts voluntary country-of-origin labelling
Manitoba Pork will support retaliatory tariffs if the U.S. goes ahead with its voluntary country of origin labeling scheme, producers heard at a recent meeting. “It’s my view that if the U.S. moves ahead with these changes, Canada will have the right to impose those retaliatory tariffs … We are again requesting the government of […] Read more
Hog industry prepares for ASF
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Whenever African swine fever hits North America’s hog farmers, it will shock and shake everybody in the pork industry. How the crisis would unfold is hard to predict, but the broad outlines of response can be seen by the preliminary preparations made by farmers, industry and government. “Immediately upon first […] Read more

VIDEO: Producers donate pork to food banks
Manitoba hog producers announced a program in April that supplies freezers and pork to food banks around the province
Thousands of Manitoba families were struggling before the pandemic and the inflation storm hit. Their struggles to get enough to eat are now much worse. Manitoba’s hog farmers are covering some of the gaps with a much-appreciated pork donation program. “The need is so great and so high, they just need a helping hand,” said […] Read more
Man. hog sector has significant economic reach
Manitoba only has 566 hog farms, but those operations have a massive impact on the economy. An economic impact report, released Aug. 3, has found that Manitoba’s pork industry contributes $2.3 billion to the province’s gross domestic product, which represents about 3.5 percent of Manitoba GDP. The industry employs 22,000 people and handles 55 percent […] Read more