Insights and Stories on Hogs

PED outbreaks slow, but still top of mind in Ontario

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:48 am CDT

Swine Health Ontario dedicated its recent annual Big Bug Day to continuing toward the goal of eradicating porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) from Ontario. Martin Misener, a vet and chair of the Ontario Swine Health Advisory Board, challenged the hog industry to not get complacent about stopping PED. Misener noted he […]

Cull sows no longer stopped at U.S. border

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:22 am CDT

By John Greig

Pork packer HyLife to enter expansion mode

Oct. 18, 2016 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Staff

Smithfield sees pork operations back to normal Monday

Oct. 17, 2016 at 3:17 am CDT

By Jim Brumm

Smithfield to shutter major hog plant against Matthew

Oct. 7, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters Tom Polansek

Olymel ham consolidation spurs more plant upgrades

Oct. 5, 2016 at 4:44 pm CDT

Meat packer Olymel’s plans to consolidate its ham production work has led to a new round of plant upgrades. Olymel, the protein arm of Quebec agricultural co-operative La Coop federee, announced Wednesday it has budgeted $3 million in “redevelopment” work for its Beauce-region hog slaughter plant at Vallee-Jonction, about 60 […]

By Staff

Ontario hogs confirmed with senecavirus

Oct. 4, 2016 at 8:08 pm CDT

A hog virus watched closely in North America for its strong family resemblance to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has turned up in hogs in Ontario. Officials with hog industry body Ontario Pork reported Monday that senecavirus A, formerly called Seneca Valley virus or SVV, has been confirmed in the province. Neighbouring […]

By Staff

September record-large U.S. hog herd topped expectations

Sep. 30, 2016 at 5:24 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd in the June-August quarter grew two per cent versus a year ago to a record high, according to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture report, which surpassed average trade projections. Affordable feed, solid summer grilling demand and respectable U.S. pork exports encouraged farmers to grow […]

By Theopolis Waters

Olymel pork plant to get $11 million in upgrades

Sep. 23, 2016 at 2:44 am CDT

Pork and poultry packer Olymel has budgeted $11 million in expansions and new equipment for a Quebec sausage processing plant to handle hams and other smoked meats and boost its output by about 50 per cent. The company, part of agrifood and ag retail co-operative La Coop federee, announced Thursday […]

By Staff

PED reappears in southeastern Manitoba

Sep. 17, 2016 at 3:24 am CDT

Manitoba has logged its first on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in over three months, in a sow barn in the province’s livestock-intensive southeast. Southeastern Manitoba has been home to all of the province’s nine on-farm outbreaks of PED since the virus first appeared there in February 2014. In […]

By Staff