November 18, 2019 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 18 to November 22, 2019
Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
Hogs | $1.5056 | -$0.0181 | $68.29 | -$0.82 | |
Sows | $1.2798 | -$0.0154 | $58.05 | -$0.70 | |
Carcass Value | $150.10 | -$1.80 |
November 12, 2019 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 12 to November 15, 2019
Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
Hogs | $1.5237 | -$0.0609 | $69.11 | -$2.76 | |
Sows | $1.2951 | -$0.0518 | $58.75 | -$2.35 | |
Carcass Value | $151.90 | -$6.07 |
Canadian Pork Industry to Resume Exports to China
November 5, 2019 – OTTAWA
Canadian pork producers are pleased that the issues preventing the export of pork products to China have been resolved. The market is an important one for producers that has been closed since exports were suspended on June 25, 2019.
“We are very appreciative of the efforts of government officials to help restore reliable access to China” said Rick Bergmann, Canadian Pork Council (CPC) Chair. “We’d like to thank Canadian Agriculture and Agri-food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr for the leadership they have shown in working to resolve this issue. We look forward to working with Ambassador Barton to further strengthen Canadian-Chinese relations”.
For the full CPC press release, please read the below PDF:
November 4, 2019 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 4 to November 8, 2019
Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
Hogs | $1.5846 | -$0.0544 | $71.88 | -$2.47 | |
Sows | $1.3469 | -$0.0462 | $61.10 | -$2.10 | |
Carcass Value | $157.97 | -$5.42 |
Canadian Pork Industry Assesses ASF Preparations
At the latest Canadian Pork Council (CPC) meeting, there were industry discussions on the preparations for potential African Swine Flu (ASF) outbreaks.
Read the full article here.
October 28, 2019 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: October 28 to November 1, 2019
Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
Hogs | $1.6390 | $0.0174 | $74.34 | $0.79 | |
Sows | $1.3932 | $0.0148 | $63.19 | $0.67 | |
Carcass Value | $163.39 | $1.73 |
October 21, 2019 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: October 21 to October 25, 2019
Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
Hogs | $1.6216 | $0.0829 | $73.56 | $3.76 | |
Sows | $1.3784 | $0.0705 | $62.52 | $3.20 | |
Carcass Value | $161.66 | $8.26 |
CPC Federal Election Platform Excerpts
Still unclear on who to vote for in this year’s Federal Election?
The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has created a chart of each political party, outlining their proposed plans in regards to Canadian agriculture, specifically within the pork industry.
To view this document, please click here[PDF]
October 16, 2019 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: October 16 to October 18, 2019
Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
Hogs | $1.5387 | $0.0601 | $69.79 | $2.73 | |
Sows | $1.3079 | $0.0511 | $59.33 | $2.32 | |
Carcass Value | $153.39 | $5.99 |
Canadian Pork Producer Priorities for the 2019 Federal Election
The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) released a document identifying the four key “Canadian Pork Producer Priorities for the 2019 Federal Election” to be:
- wild pigs
- biosecurity measures
- zoning
- public awareness
The full document can be found by clicking Oct 2019 CPC ASF Priorities [PDF]