ECA Review 2021-03-11

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by Devin Dreeshen
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Over the past year, COVID-19 has
impacted everyone’s lives and livelihoods,
including Alberta’s livestock
producers.
Early on, the pandemic caused disruptions
in our cattle sector’s
processing capacity. With plants being
forced to shut down, producers were
unsure of where they could send their
slaughter-ready animals.
Last May, we stepped in to help the
livestock sector by setting up a
$43.2-million fed cattle set-aside program
through AgriRecovery to help
producers with the backlog of cattle at
feedlots.
To date, more than $27.7 million has
been distributed for about 480,000
cattle and the backlog is nearly gone.
Alberta’s hog producers are economic
drivers in our province. They
are world leaders in the livestock
sector, supporting our rural communities
by creating thousands of jobs and
exporting more than $500 million
worth of food across the globe.
Unfortunately, we are now seeing
disruptions in their supply chain with
an estimated backlog of more than
100,000 hogs.
In response to the difficulties
that Alberta hog
producers are facing, we
have launched a new
AgriRecovery program to
support them through this
challenging time.
The new $4-million program
for hog producers will
pay producers $0.95 per day
per animal to cover the costs
of keeping market-ready
hogs on maintenance
rations.
Hog producers who own
market-ready hogs intended
Damien C. Kurek, MP
Battle River-Crowfoot
for processing between Feb.
8 and March 31, 2021, which
were held back from shipping
do to reduced
processing capacity, are eligible
to apply for this
initiative.
We want to make sure
that hog producers are getting
the supports they need
to continue doing what they
do best, which is producing
safe, high-quality food, not
just for Alberta families but
for families all around the
world.
THANK YOU
TO ALL THE FARMERS
across Canada who
work hard to keep
Canadian families fed.
1.800.665.4358 www.damienkurek.ca
Damien.Kurek@parl.gc.ca @dckurek
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