Better Pork February 2017

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and awareness in the quality and
safety of Canadian pork.”
On-farm programs included in the
branding program are PigCare, Pig
Safe and PigTrace.
These on-farm programs give
buyers a sense of security that the
product is safe, says Vielfaure.
Concluding thoughts
Canada’s pork export program is in a
good situation, says Stordy. “We are
exporting well. We have markets that
we are shipping to regularly.
“There is a whole chain involved
(in exporting pork), including the
work of the producers, transporters,
rail services, processors and end users.
There (must be) no hiccups in that
flow,” he says.
“The Canadian pork industry is
focused on avoiding disruptions,
while the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency focuses on creating strong
food-safety programs.”
Davidson concludes with similar
thoughts.
“Food and beverage processing is
the largest component of the Canadian
manufacturing sector and meat
processing provides more jobs than any
other component of the food-process-
ing industry,” he says.
“Meat processing provides an
indirect market for feed grain farmers,
a direct market for livestock producers,
65,000 jobs in both rural and urban
Canada, and critical tax revenues to
local communities.
“The Canadian livestock and meat
sector is a world-leader with ample
opportunity and desire to provide even
more exports, jobs and economic
growth. However, the realization of this
potential requires a government tax
and regulatory framework that allows
competitiveness as well as access to
labour.” BP
HyLife sells the most products to Japan, China, the United States, Mexico and domestically in Canada.
Claude Vielfaure/HyLife photo