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Olymel to Invest $3m to Expand Pork Processing Plant in Quebec, Canada
Oct 11, 2016Olymel has announced that it will expand its pork processing facility in Beauce in Canada’s Quebec province with an investment of $3m. The Canadian pork and poultry meat producer will use the investment for installing new equipment ...
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CPC Welcome Today's News That The Terms of FTA Has Been Finalized
Mar 13, 2014The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has been following with great interest developments in trade negotiations between Canada and South Korea and welcome today's news that the terms of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been finalized. The ...
Tags: Pork, Agriculture, Food
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US Senate Is Expected to Pass a New Five-Year Farm Bill
Feb 14, 2014The US Senate is expected to pass a new five-year farm bill today - a bill that does not make any changes to American country of origin meat labeling rules, also known as COOL. The House approved the $956 billion farm bill last week, ...
Tags: FOOD
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PED Was Diagnosed in The US in May 2013
Feb 12, 2014Ottawa,ON–A positive case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea(PED)has been confirmed in Canada.PED was diagnosed in the US in May 2013,and has since spread to 23 states.Canadian pork industry stakeholders have worked together to develop ...
Tags: PED, Epidemic Diarrhea, CSHB
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Vantage Canadian Swine Producers Have Had Over Their U.S. Counterparts
Feb 8, 2014A Manitoba swine veterinarian says the advantage Canadian swine producers have had over their U.S. counterparts in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is they've had considerable advance warning that the virus is coming. With recent ...
Tags: addressing pedv, PRRS, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, pork producers
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Investment of $15 Million to CPI to Help Strengthen The Canadian Pork Sector
Jan 24, 2014Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced an investment of $15 million to Canada Pork International (CPI) to help strengthen the Canadian pork sector and increase access to both existing and emerging international markets. This ...
Tags: investment, trade relationships
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Virus Sweeping Through Farms Is Growing Concern for Canadian Pork Producers
Jan 21, 2014A virus sweeping through farms in the United States is a growing concern for Canadian pork producers. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea first appeared in the U.S. last spring and has already spread to 22 states. It has not been found in Canada, ...
Tags: Pork Industry, PED, Rajiv Arora, Robert Harding
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Alternative Feed Stuffs Helped Ease The Problem of High Feed Costs
Jan 10, 2014The program director with the Banff Pork Seminar says the willingness of pork producers to explore alternative feed ingredients has helped ease the problem of high feed costs. The Banff Pork Seminar is slated for January 21 to 23 at the ...
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Quicker Canada Can Achieve a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea
Jan 7, 2014The executive director of the Canadian Pork Council says the quicker Canada can achieve a free trade agreement with South Korea the quicker the Canadian pork industry will be able to catch up to its major competitors in that market. While ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork
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Constitutional Challenge Helped Reshape American Attitudes on U.S. Mandatory Country COOL
Dec 27, 2013The executive director of the Canadian Pork Council says a constitutional challenge has helped reshape American attitudes on U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling. In may, in response to a World Trade Organization order to amend ...
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Understanding Cultural Differences Can Avoid The Miscommunications
Dec 27, 2013The president of tWorks suggests, by recognizing how cultural differences influence communications in the workplace, employers within the Canadian pork industry can avoid the miscommunications that can often lead to problems within a ...
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Changes to U.S.Farm Bill to Address Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling Could End Need
Dec 25, 2013The Canadian Pork Council suggests changes to the U.S.Farm Bill to address concerns related to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling could end the need for Canada and Mexico to continue their case against the U.S.at the World Trade ...
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Itochu Is Eyeing a Stronger Foothold in China
Jan 15, 2013Japan's Itochu is eyeing a stronger foothold in China after agreeing to take a 33% stake in Canadian pork processing group HyLife. Itochu said late last week it has acquired a 33.4% stake in Manitoba-based HyLife for JPY5bn (US$56m). ...
Tags: Canadian pork, Itochu, pork producers
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Big Sky Farms Goes Bankrupt Due to High Feed Costs
Dec 4, 2012Canadian pork producer Big Sky Farms,which ran into financial troubles due to high feed costs,has entered into receivership and may be put up for sale. Feed costs in Canada have soared due to severe drought in the US. The company said ...
Tags: pork, financial troubles, feed costs, drought