Category: Industry Newsletters
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Canadian hog sector gets $3.1 million in federal funds for hog disease surveillance
Atlantic Veterinary College research to support efforts to expand scope, quality of oversight.
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Pork Industry Concerned about the Availability of Affordable Feed
(Ottawa, ON) August 17, 2012– Canadian pork producers are worried that ethanol policies and low crop yields in the United States due to drought conditions are causing grain prices to soar to a point where it is not economical to raise pigs in Canada. The current feed situation and lack of carry over stock from…
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Canadian Swine traceability system reaches important milestone
Ottawa, Ont. [July 16, 2012] – The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) welcomes the amendment to Canada’s Health of Animals Regulations, which details the proposed requirements for swine traceability. This amendment is an important milestone in the establishment of a national swine traceability system. Part I publication allows for comments on the proposed amendment to be made before…
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Canada Decisively Wins on COOL, Yet Again
(Ottawa, ON) June 29, 2012- The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) is very pleased that the WTO Appellate Body has confirmed, indeed strengthened the most important part of the WTO Dispute Panel decision that the U.S. country of origin labelling COOL legislation discriminates against Canadian livestock in the US market. CPC President Jean Guy Vincent told…