African Swine Fever

The Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food is investing up to $45.3 million to enhance efforts to prevent African swine fever (ASF) from entering Canada and prepare for a potential outbreak. ASF is a fatal swine disease that spreads through direct and indirect contact with infected pigs, pork, and pork by-products. The Government of Canada is […]

Saskatchewan hog producers are hoping for higher prices in 2020 as China ramps up pork imports after severe losses from African Swine Fever. The president of Genesus Genetics in Oakville, Manitoba, Jim Long, says China has been buying Canadian pork because their herd has been decimated by African Swine Fever. He says it will take a […]