The federal and provincial governments have announced $2
million worth of funding for the beef-packing industry.
Ontario’s 123 provincially-licensed packers are eligible for
help for” capital upgrades for enhanced food safety, improvements in the safe
handling and housing of animals, and new equipment for safe
and efficient animal-hides disposal.”
The governments are also investing up to $292,600 under the
Places to Grow initiative to
help the Beef Farmers of Ontario with marketing efforts to
access emerging markets in
Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and the European
Union. The cost-shared project
will encourage export-market diversification and support
efforts to increase volume and
sales through trade missions, promotional events and the
development of new brands.
