December 22, 2017 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: December 18 to December 22, 2017
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.5938 | $0.0051 | $72.29 | $0.23 | |
| Sows | $1.3547 | $0.0043 | $61.45 | $0.20 | |
| Carcass Value | $158.89 | $0.51 | |||
Canadian Pork Producers Rejoice: Stronger Ties With China
Canadian and Chinese officials reached an agreement yesterday to allow the export of Canadian fresh chilled pork and beef products, as well as bone-in beef, to China.
These pork exports will begin with a pilot project, according to yesterday’s release from the Canadian Pork Council.
“The chilled pork access on the pilot project, will have, ideally, some improved access of different products going into China that we want to sell in the short-term,” Gary Stordy, director of governmental and corporate affairs, said to Farms.com today.
“We have the experience and knowledge of how to manage (preparing and shipping) the product from Canada across to foreign markets,” said Stordy.
Indeed, last year, Canada exported 132,094 tonnes of chilled pork to Japan valued at $750 million, according to the release.
Argentina Lifts 15-year Ban on Canadian Pork
Argentina will once again accept imports of Canadian pork, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Global Affairs Canada, and Canada Pork International (CPI) announced yesterday.
“CPI is very pleased with this announcement,” Neil Ketilson, chair of CPI’s board of directors, said in a statement yesterday. “The Argentinian market represents a solid opportunity to further develop and diversify Canadian pork exports in South America.”
Exporters will ship pork to Argentina “immediately,” according to the release, which adds the market access could be worth $16 million annually.
December 15, 2017 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: December 11 to December 15, 2017
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.5887 | $0.0409 | $72.06 | $1.86 | |
| Sows | $1.3504 | $0.0348 | $61.25 | $1.58 | |
| Carcass Value | $158.38 | $4.08 | |||
Fall 2017 CPE Update to Producers
“We would like to take this opportunity to update you on proposed changes to the Canadian Quality Assurance (CQA – on farm food safety) and Animal Care Assessment (ACA) components of Canadian Pork Excellence. Once complete, the revised programs will be referred to as “PigSAFE” (formerly CQA) and “PigCARE” (formerly ACA).
Updates to the CQA and ACA programs have focused on:
o a single producer manual integrating the food safety and animal care programs;
o templates to aid in drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOP);
o easier-to-use, web-based access to validation reports;
o inclusion of the 2014 Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs in PigCARE; and
o new resources to aid in barn staff training.”
Please click the below pdf to read more of this message from the Canadian Pork Council:
Fall 2017 CPE Update to Producers (new window)
December 8, 2017 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: December 4 to December 8, 2017
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.5478 | -$0.0150 | $70.21 | -$0.68 | |
| Sows | $1.3156 | -$0.0127 | $59.68 | -$0.58 | |
| Carcass Value | $154.30 | -$1.50 | |||
December 1, 2017 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 27 to December 1, 2017
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.5628 | -$0.04487 | $70.89 | -$2.21 | |
| Sows | $1.3284 | -$0.0414 | $60.25 | -$1.88 | |
| Carcass Value | $155.80 | -$4.85 | |||
November 24, 2017 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 20 to November 24, 2017
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.6115 | -$0.0446 | $73.10 | -$2.02 | |
| Sows | $1.3698 | -$0.0379 | $62.13 | -$1.72 | |
| Carcass Value | $160.65 | -$4.45 | |||
November 17, 2017 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 13 to November 17, 2017
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.6561 | -$0.0408 | $75.12 | -$1.85 | |
| Sows | $1.4077 | -$0.0347 | $63.85 | -$1.57 | |
| Carcass Value | $165.10 | -$4.07 | |||
November 10, 2017 Weekly Pork Price
Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 6 to November 10, 2017
| Price (kg) | Change | Price (cwt) | Change | ||
| Hogs | $1.6969 | $0.0602 | $76.97 | $2.73 | |
| Sows | $1.4424 | $0.0512 | $65.43 | $2.32 | |
| Carcass Value | $169.17 | $6.00 | |||