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China’s demand for U.S. pork so far has been disappointing, analysts say. Photo: Thinkstock
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Smaller U.S. swine herd likely as Prop 12 takes effect, think tank says 

Canadian pork sector concerned the animal welfare law will act as a non-tariff trade barrier 

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The cost of compliance with a California animal welfare law, which takes full effect on New Year’s Day, will likely shrink the U.S. national hog herd and lead to further consolidation, a Washington State think tank says. “No one will be spared the change in market pressures,” wrote Pam Lewison, director for the Washington Policy
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Comment, Hogs

Comment: Government in an uncertain world

There are a couple of asks agriculture needs to make of government

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What should farmers be asking of governments? This is an especially relevant question for producers in Manitoba who are getting to know the new government led by Premier Wab Kinew. Farmers and their representatives need to get this question right. Sometimes, agriculture’s asks can be counterproductive both for the development of a positive relationship with
Close up of a pig behind a metal fence
Hogs, News

Hong Kong to cull pigs due to African swine fever

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Reuters – Hong Kong has ordered a pig cull after confirming its second case of African swine fever in a month.  The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department on Nov. 23 said it planned to cull around 1,900 pigs from one herd on Nov. 25 after the virus was discovered at a pig farm.  The licensed
(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Hogs, Livestock

PigTrace tag prices go up Dec. 15

Program costs 'unsustainable' without price increase

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One of the prices producers pay for hog traceability will be going up 10 per cent. The Manitoba Pork Council said in a notice to producers Wednesday that the Canadian Pork Council will apply a 10 per cent increase to the prices of PigTrace ear tags and accessories, effective Dec. 15. Table: PigTrace ear tag
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Manitoba hog yard cleared for U.S. export

Separate export certificate had been required for yard's cull sows

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U.S. authorities have lifted an order that required sows from one Manitoba assembly yard to be certified free of Seneca Valley virus before crossing the border.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Canada in the second-last week of November had now met protocol conditions for Seneca Valley virus and has lifted the health certificate requirement,
The measure, impacting sow shipments from one Manitoba assembly yard, has now been dropped.
Hogs, News

U.S. lifts Seneca Valley requirement

Measure required some Manitoba sows to be certified free of the virus before shipping

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American authorities have lifted an order that required sows from one Manitoba assembly yard to be certified free of Seneca Valley virus before crossing the border. The measure had been in place since September. The U.S. started requiring a veterinary export certificate for cull sows from the Manitoba site following a rise in Seneca Valley
Manitoba Pork’s director of swine health advises producers to maintain a high level of biosecurity while shipping.
Hogs, Livestock

Seneca Valley virus causes headaches for pork sector

Wider application of new export requirement would have halted shipping: Manitoba Pork

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A mild virus masquerading as a more serious disease caused frustration in the hog sector this summer, but it could have been much worse, Manitoba producers heard during an early November meeting of the Manitoba Pork Council. Earlier this year, American authorities started requiring a veterinary export certificate for certain cull sows coming out of
Manitoba ships millions of weanlings into the U.S. each year.
Hogs, News

Manitoba Pork pushes for VCOOL prep 

Manitoba Pork wants retaliatory tariffs locked and loaded if VCOOL goes ahead

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Manitoba Pork will support retaliatory tariffs if the U.S. goes ahead with its voluntary country of origin labeling scheme, producers heard at a recent meeting. “It’s my view that if the U.S. moves ahead with these changes, Canada will have the right to impose those retaliatory tariffs … We are again requesting the government of Canada to fight back,” said Cam Dahl, general manager
“There’s not a day that goes by that we don’t hear about inflation or the rising cost of food.” – Susan Riese, Manitoba Pork Council.
Hogs, News

Pork sees growing goodwill in province

More Manitobans reported positive opinions about pork and pork production in annual sector survey

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The reputation of Manitoba’s pork industry was in a good place around this time last year. Results from a public survey conducted last December and shared at the Manitoba Pork Council’s eastern producer meeting Nov. 8 showed year-over-year growth in public goodwill compared to a similar survey conducted in 2021. Of Manitobans surveyed in December
Husbandry and veterinary bureau workers in protective suits disinfect a pig farm as a prevention measure for African swine fever in Jinhua, China, in August 2018.
Hogs, News

African swine fever plans continue to fall into place

Hog sector sees new compartmentalization rules as another way to plan ahead

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Glacier FarmMedia – Another piece has fallen into place in Canada’s two-track approach to African swine fever preparation. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s release of standards and the framework for “compartments” within hog production regions allows farmers and industry to get ahead of any future ASF outbreak. “It’s one of the tools we have to prepare for ASF,”

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