Exporters of agricultural commodities and food are worried, very worried, that Canada will not be part of the new Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. In a statement released today, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) said if Canada isn’t part of TPP, now known as the CPTPP, it could affect the “livelihoods of nearly a […] Read more
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USDA proposes pork grading focus on flavour, texture
If adopted, the grading system would once again play up pork as a red meat and drop the white meat comparison
Pork is getting closer to becoming “the other steak” and backing away from being “the other white meat,” says a taste-focused pig genetics company. And it believes that’s the best news the pork market has had in years. “I think it’ll create an evolution. The premium will be for hard marbling, darker meat, closer to […] Read more
Canadian pork satisfies Japanese appetites
TOKYO, Japan — Japan’s imports of Canadian pork are rising, said Tatsuo Iwama, ex-executive director for the Japan Meat Traders Association, which comprises 30 major Japanese meat traders. “Canadian pork meets Japan’s quality and price requirements,” Iwama said. Japan Ministry of Finance figures bear Iwama out. Imports of Canadian pork rose almost 20 percent last […] Read more
Smithfield Foods goes online to sell U.S. pork in China
BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) — The world’s largest pork company WH Group Ltd. said on Tuesday its U.S. subsidiary, Smithfield Foods, will for the first time sell its U.S.-produced pork online in China, via online retailer JD.com Inc. The move follows other international food companies that are looking to boost sales in the world’s top […] Read more
U.S. farm leader advises against hasty NAFTA talks
DES MOINES, Iowa — Negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement could begin as early as August, and many people in the ag industry are hoping a new deal gets done quickly. However, the past-president of the U.S. National Pork Producers Council said pushing ahead with NAFTA re-negotiations is unwise because other policy […] Read more
Pork industry tracks source of ractopamine impeding China trade
Canada’s pork industry is trying to track down the source of the ractopamine contamination that has caused China to ban pork imports from one Olymel plant. So far only the one Olymel plant in Quebec has been delisted as an approved supplier to China and its managers are scrambling to find out how some of […] Read more
Canadian pork sector eager to form trade deal with Japan
Canada exported $3.8 billion worth of pork last year, and with limited scope for domestic market growth, producers are putting emphasis on increasing that export amount. Frank Novak, chair of Alberta Pork, said the Canadian pork industry has reduced its reliance on the U.S. market, but trade deals with other countries will be vital to […] Read more
Chinese willing to pay more for imported pork
China’s import prices have been rising since last year and have even driven up international pork prices. Analysts expect this to continue this year, but Cesar Urias, market access and government programs management director for Canada Pork International, takes a more nuanced approach. Urias said those forecasts may have been reasonable last year, when pork […] Read more
Research shows feed can spread PED
Simulation of overseas shipment revealed the deadly hog virus can survive in soybean meal for several weeks
BANFF, Alta. — The virus that causes deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is proving to be a pesky survivor that can cross the ocean and remain viable in feed. PED has killed millions of piglets in the United States since 2013 and has also infected more than 100 barns in Canada, primarily in Ontario and […] Read more
Pampered Canadian pigs feed Japan’s hunger for pricey pork
WINNIPEG/TOKYO (Reuters) — Thousands of pigs bound for Japan are getting five-star treatment on select Canadian farms. Japan’s growing appetite for pricey pork cuts is driving Canadian and U.S. fresh pork exports to record levels, spurring producers to use every advantage to gain market share. Most of Olymel’s pigs eat pedestrian wheat and barley fare, […] Read more
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