
Tag Archives Alberta Pork

Beleaguered pork producers consider move to single desk
After years of losses, many will abandon the sector if things don’t change, says Alberta Pork

Alberta Pork urges producers to consider marketing co-op
Banding together would fix a ‘broken’ system and force packers to pay a fair price, says organization
Species-specific webinars on livestock transport regs

Hog sector is grim, cattle is recovering
Cattle backlog is being cleared but hog producers are losing upwards of $50 on every pig they sell

Pork is profitable, but pigs are a money-loser in Alberta
Summer is when hog producers make their money — but this year, they’re losing big time, say officials

Pork groups seek a new deal

Producers need $35 a hog immediately, says Alberta Pork
Sector facing losses of $675 million and ‘desperately needs a lifeline’ in the face of plunging prices

Alberta Pork celebrates 50 years — and looks back at many, many changes
It’s almost easier to ask what hasn’t changed in the pork sector in the last half-century

Millennial couple takes outdoor hog farming to the next level

The mystery deepens as third case of PED found in Alberta
It’s not known how the devastating virus arrived or how it showed up in one isolated room on a second farm
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