The Canadian pork industry should get past debates over export dependency and focus
\nmore on quality and efficiency to get the most out of that growing market, says a senior
\nmarket analyst.
\n“We still have trade ‘handwringers’ who worry we’re too reliant on the export market,
\nparticularly the U.S.,” says Kevin Grier of the George Morris Centre, speaking at the
\nBanff Pork Seminar, a leading annual industry seminar. “It’s time to get over it. Exporting
\nis what we do.”
\nCanadian pork exports are now greater than domestic consumption, and all signals point
\nto exports as the source of future industry growth, says Grier. The domestic industry is
\nstable and valuable but exports are the source of growth and expansion. “Unless
\nCanadians double their appetite for pork, we need to focus on exports or the pork industry
\nwould have to become about 50 percent smaller.”
\nRather than a risk, Canada should consider its strong export foothold a major advantage
\nand leverage that into further growth opportunities, he says. The industry’s success over
\nthe last 15 years has been based on quality, efficiency, productivity and entrepreneurship.
\nThose factors continue to represent the greatest opportunities to boost the profitability of
\npork producers and their industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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