Manitoba Pork Council members have voted in favour of raising its per-animal levy.
WHY IT MATTERS: Manitoba Pork’s hog levy had not been raised since 2004 and was the lowest in Canada according to the organization.
All six districts voted yes to the increases at a special meeting in Portage la Prairie on Feb. 12.
Last April, Manitoba Pork said it was considering raising levies to combat a projected deficit for the 2025 fiscal year due to rising expenses. Last month, it floated a proposal to raise the hog levy from 80 cents per hog to 90 cents. Members would be also be charged two cents more per weanling — raising the levy to 21 cents from 19 cents per animal.
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Manitoba Pork’s hog levy had been in place since 2004 and was the lowest producer levy of all provincial pork producer groups. The national average was just over $1.
In an email to Glacier FarmMedia, a spokesperson from Manitoba Pork said the revenue generated by the levy increase would total approximately $500,000, which wouldn’t be fully realized until 2027.
The increase is still subject to provincial approval.
With files from Alexis Stockford and Geralyn Wichers
