The pork industry in Manitoba exports 90% of what it produces, so relationships are extremely important, especially with the United States. Manitoba Pork GM Cam Dahl says that there are a number of pressures that the relationship between the countries is facing right now.
"We're also facing pressure from protectionism. That was starting before COVID, where countries were turning inward and kind of going "me first" but it really expanded after COVID"
A number of representatives from Manitoba were recently at the State Ag and Rural Leaders’ Summit in Boise, Idaho, working to strengthen that relationship with producers from the US.
