Big changes ahead for provincial pork board

Sunday, October 5, 2008

The decision was made following a July hearing into “the appropriate role of Ontario Pork,” a Commission news release said. A group of pork producers and industry stakeholders had requested the hearing.

Other related decisions included:

• the commodity organization will represent and collect license fees from producers of all classes of pigs, including weaners and breeding stock;
• it will continue to market pigs for producers on a fee-for-service basis;
• Ontario Pork will continue its role in addressing pork industry issues
• Its board will deliver a new structure and governance model to the commission by Dec. 1.