Pork

• Manitoba farmers prepare for uncertainty heading into the harvest season

  Farmers in Manitoba are contending with factors out of their control, factors that they worry could affect the quantity and quality of produce or crop they yield for the year.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
  
• Olymel cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces hog production in Alberta, Saskatchewan

  Food producer Olymel said it is closing five sow units in Alberta and one sow unit in Saskatchewan in a move that will reduce its western sow herd to 40,000 from 57,000.

  Money

  May 26, 2023
  
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• Rising beef costs loom, but the profits aren’t being felt by Sask. producers

  It is no secret beef prices have been high in grocery stores across Saskatchewan over the last year, but those prices don't mean extra profits in the pockets of farmers.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2023
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• Alberta Livestock Expo sheds light on industry innovation, changes

  According to organizers, around 75 exhibitors from Canada and the United States are in attendance for the annual event, which runs Wednesday and Thursday in Lethbridge.

  Economy

  Oct 5, 2022
• Maple Leaf Foods signs deal to buy 4 pig farms in Saskatchewan

  Maple Leaf Foods says the deal is part of its plan to grow production at its pork processing plant in Brandon, Man.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2021
• U.S. Olympian Shelby Houlihan blames ‘burrito’ for positive drug test

  The U.S. Olympic runner tested positive for nandrolone, a banned steroid, in late 2020.

  Trending

  Jun 15, 2021
• Alberta pork producers to receive government funding due to Olymel backlog

  While the Olymel Red Deer facility was temporarily shuttered, producers were left without anywhere to send their product for processing.

  Economy

  Mar 9, 2021
• Fists and pig guts fly as Taiwan politicians fight over pork imports

  A dramatic political display escalated quickly into a sloppy, slimy brawl in Taiwan's parliament amid a bitter dispute over U.S. pork imports.

  Trending

  Nov 27, 2020
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• Canada’s meat-and-potato problem: Coronavirus pandemic hits the food supply chain

  Potato growers are the latest to push for help, asking Ottawa for "urgent required interventions" as demand for french fries has all but disappeared.

  Politics

  Apr 26, 2020
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• Alberta pork industry sees market price drop amid COVID-19

  Alberta Pork is asking the provincial government to step in and help keep pork producers afloat.

  Consumer

  Apr 20, 2020