DES MOINES, Iowa — Nutrition isn’t an easy or fast way to make money in the livestock industry. But that doesn’t seem to rattle the folks at Novus International, who enthusiastically presented their newest creations at the World Pork Expo here in June. “There is intellectual property on the nutrition side, you just have to […] Read more
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Manitoba meat plant expansion to keep more sows in Canada
The Manitoba and federal governments are investing $2.4 million in the Winkler Meats project, for new harvesting and processing equipment and a high-capacity packaging line. The province is also providing $7.8 million in loan financing and tax rebates.
Manitoba devises strategy to reduce PED
New strategy includes aggressively attacking disease outbreaks, intensely monitoring animals and improving operations
The Manitoba Pork Council has launched a PED elimination campaign for the southeast region, where wave after wave has hit since 2014. When the disease breaks out, it can quickly go from a handful of farms to dozens or more than 100. It kills most baby pigs it infects and damages the health and growth rates of other pigs.
World Pork Expo 2023: Hogs in flux
Follow this page today and tomorrow for posts from the WPX, where I’ll try to bring you what’s happening, what’s news, what’s new and exciting, and what’s going on with BBQ pork, of which there is an abundance smoking away around the Iowa State Fairgrounds. PROP 12 COMPLIANT STEEL AND SYSTEMS BIG IN TRADE SHOW […] Read more
Que. pork plant closure should not affect Prairies
There should be few direct impacts for western Canadian hog farmers, who are more closely connected to U.S. Midwestern farms, processors and markets than to eastern Canadian markets.
Two U.S. developments threaten to make pork pricier
Beef, the main meat the five in my family have consumed for years, has gotten so expensive that buying some ribeyes for the barbecue, a Sunday roast or even a tray of ground beef for Taco Tuesday feels prohibitive.
Canadian pork exports rely on strong demand from Asia
The meat remains popular and relatively affordable compared to other sources in many parts of the world
The global pork market is like a herd of cats. It’s going off in a bunch of different directions, can be extremely different from individual to individual, and defies easy understanding. Yet Canada’s pork producers must be sensitive to its idiosyncrasies if they hope to thrive in a future that is becoming more and more […] Read more
U.S. to allow pork plants to operate faster in trial program
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said last week that nine pork plants can apply to operate faster processing-line speeds under a one-year trial, after a federal judge in March struck down a Trump-era rule that removed line speed limits. Faster slaughtering would help meat companies like WH Group’s Smithfield Foods and JBS […] Read more
African swine fever found in Dominican Republic
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — African swine fever has reached the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed yesterday that the deadly hog virus was found in samples from pigs in the Dominican Republic, fuelling concerns about the disease creeping closer to the North American mainland. The news prompted the Canada Border Services Agency to […] Read more
China’s pork imports to peak in 2022, driven by fatal swine fever – report
CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Global meat shippers have three years to make the most of the outbreak of a fatal pig disease in China before Chinese pork imports peak, according to a report released by the U.S. pork industry, which is competing for sales against Europe and South America. The forecast issued on Wednesday starts a […] Read more
