Ontario AG minister asks Ottawa to offer compensation to meat producers – iPolitics
In a letter to his federal counterpart
released Tuesday, Ernie Hardeman writes that his office has been told
that affected processors are “incurring losses on a weekly basis of up
to $15-$30 per hog in lost revenues,” because of China’s decision to
block pork imports from Canada.
released Tuesday, Ernie Hardeman writes that his office has been told
that affected processors are “incurring losses on a weekly basis of up
to $15-$30 per hog in lost revenues,” because of China’s decision to
block pork imports from Canada.
“Ontario strongly encourages the federal
government to work with the meat sector to provide compensation to
ensure they remain viable until predictable trade is restored and assist
them in securing new export markets,” he writes.