Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), which is in the same family as both porcine epidemic diarrhea and transmissible gastroenteritis, presents similarly to its more serious cousin, PED, but it does not cause the over 90 per cent piglet mortality that PED is famous for.  |  File photo

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



The U.S. is considering a voluntary country of origin labeling scheme that would require any meat, poultry or eggs labelled as a U.S. product to be derived from animals raised and slaughtered in the country, not just processed there, as current rules allow. | Reuters photo

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


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. | File photo

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

Winnipeg House of Bread co-ordinator Winston Robb, left, and Joey Dearborn of Manitoba Pork load the food bank program’s new freezer with donated ground pork.  |  Ed White photo

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

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