Canada’s new federal government needs to invest in a strategic trade plan for agriculture and agri-food.
Pork
Trade policy matters, and Canadian agriculture needs to be on the board
Canada’s new federal government needs to invest in a strategic plan for agriculture and agri-food trade
Pigs can’t fly: U.S. high-end livestock breeders lose millions in China tariff fallout
China has been a key importer of American hog and dairy cattle genetics, but shipments have stalled
China is one of the biggest importers of American breeding pigs and other livestock genetic material such as cattle semen. These lucrative niche export markets had been growing, but dried up since U.S. President Donald Trump started a trade war with Beijing.
Drake Meats to build new facility
Saskatchewan meat company Drake Meats Processors Inc. will be building a new meat processing facility in Saskatoon that is expected to employ 200 local people once fully operational.
Tracking Manitoba’s wild pigs, down to the eDNA
Environmental DNA testing could help better target invasive wild pigs spreading in Manitoba, even before the pigs themselves are spotted
Environmental DNA testing could better target the invasive wild pigs spreading in Manitoba. It can flag pig DNA in a region, before any feral swine signs are even found.
U.S. farmers say Brazil still has edge in China’s soybean market despite trade truce
A surprising tariff pause between Beijing and Washington will not help U.S. farmers gain soy sales in China without additional concessions, producers said, because top-supplier Brazil still has a competitive price advantage.
Gene edited pig gets green light in America
Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada.
Wild pig control goes high-tech
From drones to scent-lured cameras, digital tools are transforming how Canada finds and eradicates invasive wild pigs
Digital tools and new technology is transforming how Canada finds, traps and eradicates invasive wild pigs
Smithfield Foods says tariffs make China unviable market for its US pork
China, the world's biggest pork consumer, is no longer a viable market for top U.S. pork processor Smithfield Foods due to retaliatory tariffs by Beijing, company executives said on Tuesday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle lower amid broad selling pressure
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Monday, retreating from early gains as the livestock markets found themselves caught up in the broad weakness triggered by threats from United States President Donald Trump to remove Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
China Q1 pork output rises 1.2 per cent year-over-year, oversupply pressures persist
China's pork output rose 1.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier to 16.02 million metric tons, helped by a rise in breeding sows last year, pre-holiday slaughter and heavier hog weights.