The 45th annual Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium returned as a live event for the first time in three years this past week at the Saskatoon Inn and Convention Centre. Nearly 300 hog farmers, industry stakeholders and partners attended from across Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec for the two-day event held on November 15-16th.
Read MoreAn economist with Partners for Production Agriculture expects domestic demand for pork to be the key factor driving pork prices heading into 2023. "The North American Outlook for Pork" was the keynote address on Day 2 of last week’s Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2022 in Saskatoon. Economist Dr. Steve Meyer says, while U.S. domestic pork demand has been stellar since the COVID shutdowns of 2020 and has been a key factor driving pork markets, it's been a disappointing year for exports from both the U.S. and Canada.
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