Insights and Stories on Pork Imports

Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports

Nov. 5, 2020 at 8:37 pm CST

A new agency will use funds from a new levy on imported pork to pay for research and promotion for the Canadian pork sector. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau on Thursday officially announced the creation of the Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency (PRA). The Farm Products Council of […]

China’s pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact

Mar. 22, 2019 at 1:04 pm CDT

By Dominique Patton Hallie Gu

Mexico hits back on U.S. steel, slaps tariffs on pork, bourbon

Jun. 5, 2018 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Reuters

Trudeau says will keep exploring trade deal with China

Dec. 4, 2017 at 7:05 pm CST

By Michael Martina

Canada beats U.S. in pork sales to China – feet, elbows and all

Jun. 5, 2017 at 2:03 am CDT

By Dominique Patton Michael Hirtzer Rod Nickel

Belgian regions set to block CETA over farm concerns

Oct. 11, 2016 at 9:39 am CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– Southern Belgium is set to block a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement, threatening to undermine the European Union’s entire trade policy and serving as a warning to British hopes of a speedy deal after Britain has left the European Union. EU trade ministers will vote in […]

By philip-blenkinsop

Korea finds hogs infected with foot-and-mouth

Jan. 12, 2016 at 7:14 pm CST

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea has detected foot-and-mouth in a southwestern hog farm, the first such discovery in nine months and a blow to authorities pushing to contain the disease. The case involved a type of the disease that animals are inoculated against in South Korea, with all 670 […]