Call for Action to Ensure Adequate Hog Supplies

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CANADA - The Mayor of Brandon is urging the Manitoba government to take steps that will ensure the province's pork processors are able to access the supplies of hogs necessary to maintain the viability of their packing plants, Bruce Cochrane writes.





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The Save Lake Winnipeg Act, passed in June 2011, contains new provisions aimed at reducing the amount of nutrients entering Lake Winnipeg including new restrictions on hog production.

Maple Leaf Foods and Hylife Foods have expressed concern over the impact the legislation could have on their ability to source the number of hogs required to maintain the capacity of their hog slaughtering plants.

Brandon Mayor Shari Decter Hirst says no one denies there are real issues with water quality in Lake Winnipeg but she suggests it's a multi-faceted issue.

Shari Decter Hirst-Mayor of Brandon
What we need to do is figure out how we can manage hog waste within the province better.

How are we going to be doing that so it doesn't impact the hog producer in a negative way?


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