The Manitoba Pork Council will receive $482,158 toward a two-year insurance program do deal with disease outbreaks.
It will include coverage for cleaning and disinfection costs.
It will be similar to reciprocal insurance programs for the poultry industry and if the pilot program is deemed a success, it will be offered to other provinces.
Deborah Whale of Alma was instrumental in pushing for reciprocal insurance for Canadian farmers, but it was an idea that proved difficult to persuade various commodity organizations to try.
Perhaps the pork industry is more willing now that African Swine Fever is a threat that could close off exports which are taking about 70 per cent of Canadian pork production.
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