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Chef Jonathan Collins cuts up a pork leg, foot included, to prepare ginger and black vinegar hog trotters in a video for Canada Pork International. (Video screengrab from CanadaPork.com)

Canada beats U.S. in pork sales to China – feet, elbows and all

By Michael Hirtzer, Rod Nickel, GFM Network News June 5, 2017

Winnipeg/Chicago/Beijing | Reuters — Canada has overtaken the United States as the top North American supplier of pork to China as farmers and meat packers in both nations battle for lucrative shares of the biggest global market. Canada’s pork sales to China, after a sharp rise last year, exceeded those of the U.S. in the […] Read more

Seaboard Triumph Foods’ new pork plant is under construction at Sioux City, Iowa. (Video screengrab from SeaboardTriumphFoods.com)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Sizzling hog market waits on new U.S. plants

By GFM Network News June 2, 2017

CNS Canada — Prices for Canadian hogs are enjoying a seasonal bump as consumers prepare for the summer grilling season. In Canada, the Signature No. 5 (Maple Leaf) Index daily price was listed at $179.68 per 100 kg (ckg) on May 26. That price was up $1.11/ckg compared to the week previous, according to data […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

PED’s spread alarms piglet-exporting Manitoba

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News June 2, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — The deadly pig disease PEDv (porcine epidemic diarrhea virus) is spreading faster than expected in Manitoba, Canada’s biggest piglet-producing province. The number of cases since the beginning of May, now at 10, matches the total from the past three years combined, although the outbreak is not comparable in scale to PEDv’s […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

PED cases fan out in southeastern Manitoba

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 31, 2017

Three more farms in southeastern Manitoba have been confirmed with cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) — all of them outside the buffer area in which six previous infected sites were confirmed earlier this month. Two farms, a sow operation and a finisher operation “linked by live pig movements,” were confirmed with PED Friday, followed […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Canadian pork shipment flagged in China for ractopamine

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 30, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — A Canadian shipment of pig feet to China, produced by meat packer Olymel, has tested positive for residues of banned growth drug ractopamine and may curb future trade, Canadian government and industry officials say. China views the tainted shipment as a “systemic failure” of Canada’s program that certifies pork sent to China […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Path of Manitoba PED infections tough to track

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 26, 2017

Officials investigating a recent spate of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) cases in southeastern Manitoba hog barns aren’t yet seeing a clear picture of how the virus is spreading from site to site. The province’s chief veterinary officer on Thursday confirmed positive tests for PED at a finisher operation in the same area as five previous […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Regional-level biosecurity urged against PED in Manitoba

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 19, 2017

Producers in southeastern Manitoba’s “hog alley” are being urged to keep animal movements to a minimum and limit contact with hog operations in an area that’s seen five on-farm cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) this month. The province’s chief veterinary officer on Thursday confirmed positive test results for PED at a sow operation in […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Manitoba confirms fourth PED case of year

By Alexis Stockford, GFM Network News May 17, 2017

Another finisher barn in southeastern Manitoba has tested positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in the province’s fourth on-farm case of the disease this year. Manitoba Pork Council general manager Andrew Dickson said barn staff noticed symptoms Sunday. Tests were taken the following day with results confirmed Tuesday. “That doesn’t mean every pig in the […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

More PED cases turn up in southeastern Manitoba

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 9, 2017

A hog finisher operation and a sow operation in Manitoba’s southeastern “hog alley” have been confirmed with cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), both within close range of the province’s first case in over seven months. According to Manitoba Pork, the province’s chief veterinary officer on Monday confirmed positive test results for PED at a […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Response seen curbing PED spread from Manitoba case

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 6, 2017

The “quite early” catch and quick response for Canada’s latest outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), in a sow barn in Manitoba’s “hog alley,” are expected to keep a lid on the virus’ spread beyond the one site. The province’s chief veterinary officer (CVO) on Tuesday confirmed PED-positive tests at the southeastern Manitoba farm, and […] Read more

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Canada beats U.S. in pork sales to China – feet, elbows and all

Sizzling hog market waits on new U.S. plants

PED’s spread alarms piglet-exporting Manitoba

PED cases fan out in southeastern Manitoba

Canadian pork shipment flagged in China for ractopamine

Path of Manitoba PED infections tough to track

Regional-level biosecurity urged against PED in Manitoba

Manitoba confirms fourth PED case of year

More PED cases turn up in southeastern Manitoba

Response seen curbing PED spread from Manitoba case

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