The next Canadian federal election takes place on Monday, September 20. Alberta Pork has provided information on candidates in the constituencies where Alberta’s commercial hog farmers are most highly concentrated. The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has also published a list of election priorities for Canadian pork producers, and the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) has published…
Over the past year, there has been a marked rise in feed costs. Various strategies to address managing feed costs are currently being explored. This article is the second in a series that began last week, with “High feed costs: time to rethink marketing weights?” In the previous article, Alberta Pork highlighted some of the…
Over the past year, there has been a marked rise in feed costs. With feed costs representing around 62 per cent of the total cost of production (based on Alberta Pork’s 2020 Cost of Production study results), ‘business as usual’ is likely not the best way to look at things. Changes to diets, revisions to…
The next Canadian federal election takes place on Monday, September 20. Below is a full list of candidates in the constituencies where Alberta’s commercial hog farmers are most highly concentrated. The lists are ordered by most-to-least commercial hog farmer concentration per constituency, then alphabetically by each candidate’s surname. For candidates without biographies, those may be…
The next Canadian federal election takes place on Monday, September 20. As we gather information on candidates and party platforms, find below some context related to how Alberta’s registered pork producers fit within the bigger picture. Currently, Alberta counts a total of 893 registered pork producers – independent producers, producer groups, Hutterite colonies and hobby…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed on July 28 that African Swine Fever (ASF) was detected in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic, through an existing cooperative surveillance program. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has since affirmed its support for the Dominican Republic’s efforts to manage the issue. To date, no…
If Alberta Pork’s weekly pricing report looks different to you this week – it is! Alberta Pork has partnered with Gowans Feed Consulting to offer a new feed cost modelling tool for producers, updated monthly. In addition, the tool will be offered with commentary on feed price trends, comparing the change in market prices of…
Are you hauling hogs in the coming days? Forecasts across the province predict temperatures reaching above 30-degrees Celsius and even upwards of 40-degrees Celsius. Unlike humans, pigs are not able to regulate their body temperature by sweating. If you are hauling hogs, check out our Hauling Hogs in Extreme Heat fact sheet to learn what…
During Alberta Pork’s annual general meeting (AGM) in November 2020, a resolution was passed to explore “a single-desk selling system, similar to Quebec,” and during Alberta Pork’s semi-annual meeting in March 2021, one producer asked whether the Quebec pig pricing model was well understood, and whether other producers knew how the price was calculated. In…
During Alberta Pork’s annual general meeting (AGM) in November 2020, a resolution was passed to explore “a single-desk selling system, similar to Quebec,” and during Alberta Pork’s semi-annual meeting in March 2021, one producer asked whether the Quebec pig pricing model was well understood, and whether other producers knew how the price was calculated. Coming…