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The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) adds its voice to other groups supporting Bill C-359, An Act to amend the Feeds Act, the Seeds Act and the Pest Control Products Act.

The Government of Canada’s fall economic statement for 2024 is encouraging, the Canadian Pork Council said. Efforts to reduce the risk of ASF are appreciated, but CPC also hoped to see feed assistance for pork producers.

The Canadian Pork Council says it's critical that the government makes Bill C-234 law quickly. Here's why Canadian pork producers are behind this legislation.

During a bilateral meeting on Thursday, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai discussed with Mexico's Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier various issues concerning energy and biotech corn.

Representatives from the U.S., Mexico and Canada will meet in Cancun, Mexico this week to discuss a series of disputes, including Mexican energy and biotech policies and Canadian dairy barriers.

Currently, foreign meat that is processed in U.S. plants can be labeled “Product of USA.”  Arun Alexander, Canada’s deputy ambassador, isn't convinced this is a good practice.

Olymel’s announcement of the closure of its Vallée-Jonction, QC plant is tough news for the industry, the Canadian Pork Council said on Tuesday.

Olymel, one of Canada's biggest pork processors, announced Friday that it will close a hog plant in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec, late this year, laying off 994 people.

The Canadian Pork Council is disappointed with the United Kingdom's misleading positioning on trade issues, the organization said in a release on Monday. 

The Canadian federal budget’s establishment of a vaccine bank for foot-and-mouth disease is an excellent step forward for Canada’s pork industry, Canadian Pork Council chair Rene Roy says.

Mexican President López Obrador hosted President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau this week to discuss everything from methane reduction to the U.S./Mexico border wall.

The Canadian Pork Council’s (CPC) Board of Directors named a new board chair, René Roy of Quebec, and vice-chair, Scott Peters of Manitoba, at a recent board meeting in Banff, Alberta prior to the Banff Pork Forum.

The World Organization for Animal Health officially recognized the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg as a WOAH Reference Laboratory to address African swine fever.

Canada's Maple Leaf Foods Inc. will transition all breeding sows in company-owned barns to its Advanced Open Sow Housing System by the end of 2021. 

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing nearly $3 million in new initiatives to enhance biosecurity and support the provincial pork sector’s African swine fever prevention and emergency preparedness effort.

Canadian pork producers are disappointed by the outcome of Thursday's meeting between the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture

Canada's pork producers are urging the Federal Provincial and Territory Ministers of Agriculture to support pork producers that need assistance by signing onto the proposal to raise AgriStability's payment rate.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced a new protocol to help ensure bilateral trade will continue if African swine fever is detected in feral pigs.

On Thursday, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the establishment of the Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency.

It started off as a normal day of deer hunting for Ryan Brook’s colleague and his friends. But when they came around a bend and walked into a group of several hundred feral swine, their day changed in a heartbeat.

Canadian pork producers say funds promised by the Government of Canada in an announcement on Tuesday do not address the magnitude of problems producers are facing.

Olymel will resume operations at its hog slaughter and cutting plant at Yamachiche, Quebec, Canada, on April 14 after closing for more than two weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Canada, the last of three countries to adopt the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement, rushed through ratification of the pact on Friday.

Supplementing sows with copper and vitamins A and D increases the weight of newborn piglets, reduces the weight difference between piglets in the same litter and improves immunity.

A sample collected by Alberta’s swine disease surveillance program has tested weak environmental positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus.

This month, the VIDO-InterVac facility will begin work with the virus in its Containment Level 3-Agriculture facility in Saskatoon. It is the first non-government facility to work with the virus in Canada.

After years of fostering international trade relationships, U.S. pork producers are applauding actions taken on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives when it passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canadian beef and pork exports to China will resume, ending a nearly four-month-long trade dispute with Beijing.

The Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau announced an up to $6-million investment to help the pork sector strengthen and grow Canada's pork exports. 

An African swine fever zoning arrangement will allow Canada and the EU to keep trade moving in the event of an ASF outbreak.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency has stopped issuing export certificates to China as of June 25.

Mexico's Senate has voted to ratify the new trade agreement with the United States and Canada.

More than 960 groups representing the U.S. food and agriculture value chain at the national, state and local are urging Congress to quickly ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Federal funding will allow Canadian pork industry to further build relationships encouraging trade, diversifying markets and removing barriers.

Mexico and Canada lift retaliatory duties on U.S. red meat on May 20, a tremendous opportunity for U.S. pork and beef producers.

Canadian pork producer René Roy requested funding for additional measures to protect Canada from the threat of African swine fever (ASF).

Canada gathers industry leaders together for an international forum on African swine fever.

Canada gathers industry leaders together for an international forum on African swine fever.

More than 400 pigs and 30 cattle were killed in a devastating fire at a Wellesley Township farm in Canada on Monday.

More than 400 pigs and 30 cattle were killed in a devastating fire at a Wellesley Township farm in Canada on Monday.

Some Canadian pork shipments to China have been delayed by exporters using outdated forms to certify that the cargo meets Chinese requirements.

Some Canadian pork shipments to China have been delayed by exporters using outdated forms to certify that the cargo meets Chinese requirements.

Canadian Pork Council members welcomed Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s funding announcement of $6.1 million dollars for the Canadian pork industry.

Alberta Pork announced a third and fourth case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus last week. On Monday, they clarified that the third case was a false positive.

Despite not having a signed U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement yet, the U.S., Canada and Mexico are uniting to keep African swine fever out of North America’s borders. 

USMCA faces a partisan split over enforcement 

In this tense trade environment, it helps to get insight on what your competitors are doing. High on Canada’s list is further strengthening their pork trade with Japan.

While the ramifications of African swine fever in China and Europe continue to emerge, U.S. pig farmers are also watching disease challenges that are hitting closer to home.

While the ramifications of African swine fever in China and Europe continue to emerge, U.S. pig farmers are also watching disease challenges that are hitting closer to home.

A 400-head hog operation in Alberta, Canada, has contracted the deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, a disease that causes diarrhea and vomiting in pigs. This is the first-ever reported case of PED in Alberta.