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Canadian pork producers receive $15 million
Canada Pork International, the Canadian pork industry’s export promotion agency, has received $15 million from the federal government
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Government helps to prevent spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
The province of Ontario and the federal government have stepped in with funding for Ontario Pork to help producers prevent the spread of the PED, which has been found in Ontario. In the U.S. the virus has killed one million baby pigs
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Pork plant upgrade is good news for local pork producers
Maple Leaf Foods is upgrading its pork plant in Alberta and increasing its throughput by up to 200 hogs per day
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H1N1 virus affects industry in Canada
The Manitoba Pork Council called on the province to provide bridge emergency assistance to help pork producers cope with the affects of the H1N1 virus. Hitting pork industry hard The Pig Site.com reports that many producers have spent their entire…
