The pork board remains responsible for helping hog farmers with their marketing, such as reporting prices.
It would seem reasonable that the pork board would also want to keep producers informed about all the people and companies that are now in the business of marketing hogs.
I asked and was told there are 11. I waited more than 10 days for the pork board to provide a list of the 11. I finally got an answer earlier this week, but there were only two companies on the list.
Today, on the pork board's website, there is a new category under producer services, and it lists the following four:
Hudson Marketing Ltd.
Phone: 204-940-1502 Fax: 204-940-1515
John Werden Livestock Ltd.
Phone: 519-659-6900 Fax: 519-695-3278
Parks Livestock of Canada LP
Phone: 519-595-8555 Fax: 519 595 8552
Zantingh Swine Inc
Phone: 519-845-0362 Fax: 519-845-0003Frankly, I don't think the pork board knows who is marketing hogs these days.
