CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND MEAT INDUSTRY HATCHES HELP PLAN FOR HARD-PRESSED PIG SECTOR
October 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN, IN EDMONTON
THE CANADIAN government and the country's meat industry have announced a joint action plan to enable hard-pressed pig farmers survive a perfect storm of low prices, high feed costs and trade problems, including the strong Canadian dollar.
These measures have been developed by a Hog Industry Task Team, which was established this August and includes the Canadian Pork Council (CPC), the Canadian Meat Council, pork processors and producers as well as federal and provincial authorities.
It has released a report with proposals that include ...
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