FarmLIFE Manitoba
Monday, September 11, 2023
Winning Photo by Lacey TraceyMonday, September 11, 2023
Winning Photo by Lacey TraceyMonday, September 11, 2023
Volume 43 | Number 9
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DARIA ZMIYIWSKY (Zmee-you-ski) President
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Thesummermonthshavenotbroughtmuch happinesstotheCanadianindustry.Costsarestill high,andpriceshaveimprovedforproducersfor nowbutthefuturesarenotlookingfavorable. Therealityofmonthsuponmonthsofmassive lossesforsomanyisbeyonddevastating.Olymel whichisoneofthelargestprocessorsinCanada hasannouncedplantclosuresaswellasinternal productionbarnclosuresoverthelastnumberof months.Therealityofthisindustryisit’shurting everyonecurrently.Withlosseshavingmounted itbegsthequestionofwhatthisindustrycould bedoingdifferently.Flatlineporkconsumption for20+yearsleadsonetowonderifwha we’reproducingisn’twhatconsumers desire.Ifonewastolookatpork asoneofthecheapestproteins availabletoCanadiansright nowandthereisthepotential togrowthedomesticmarket amongconsumerswhoare tryingtostretchtheirdollarin ahigh-inflationenvironment,wh aren’tpricesgoingupmorebecause ofincreaseddemand?Maybetherealityismore consumersaren’tswitchingtoporkaswhatwe’re providingconsumersisn’taproducttheydesire. Whenconsumerstudieshaveshowncountless timesthattasteisthenumberonefactorin determiningifapersonpurchasesaproductornot itwouldbeagoodideaasanindustrytofocus onthat.Wegetsocaughtupontiki-tackstuff likesustainabilitywheninrealitytasteisfarmore importantindeterminingwhatapersonpurchases. Whatwe’redoingasanindustryisn’tworking,it’s beyondtimetoactuallyfocusonwhat’simportant, taste.
Thepositivestarttothecropoutlookbackin Mayhasdeterioratedacrossmuchoftheprairies. Projectionshadshownthatthiswasgoingtobe
thesecondlargestwheatcropinCanadianhistory, nowthatwillnotbethecase.TheU.S.Department ofAgriculturepeggedCanada’swheatproduction at35milliontonnesinitsJulyreport,downfive percentfromitsJuneestimatebecauseofreduced yields.45percentofAlberta’scropswererated goodtoexcellent,accordingtotheJuly14Alberta cropreportwhichisbelowthefive-yearaverageof 66percentandthe10-yearaverageof68percent. Thedroughtthathasbeenaffectingtheprairies thissummerhasnotbeenasdevastatingastheone facedin2021asofyetandhopefully,itimproves throughAugust.
Inothernews,CanadahasanewMinisterof Agriculture,LawrenceMacAulayreturnstothe jobafterbeingoutofitforfouryears.Hecan ylookingattheUnitedKingdom’s siontotheComprehensiveand ProgressiveAgreementforTransPacificPartnership(CPTPP)which willnotallowfairtradebetween Canada andtheUKinpork.The UKdoesnotacceptCanada’s foodsafetyandanimalhealth stemsandmeasures,andthose non-tariffbarrierslimitCanada’saccesstotheUK market.Thisdealisn’tfairtotheCanadianindustry andharmstherelationshipCanadahaswiththe UK.ThehopeisthisnewMinisterofAgriculturewill defendandchampiontheCanadianindustry.
Sources:
https://calgaryherald.com/business/localbusiness/alberta-pork-producers-major-lossesclosures https://www.cpc-ccp.com/file.aspx?id=b35068938586-4ace-9c87-e1c9a2387966
https://www.producer.com/news/prairie-crops-introuble-2/
https://www.taste-institute.com/en/resources/ blog/importance-of-taste-in-productdevelopment
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Placethegroundporkinalargebowlwiththepinenuts, parmesanandmarjoram. Addnutmeg,lemonzestand breadcrumbs.Season,thenuseyourhandstocombine.Add eggwhiteandcontinuesqueezingtheingredientstogether untilwellcombined.Wetyourhandstobreakupandrollthe mixtureintolargemeatballsthenplaceinthefridgetochill for30minutes.
Heatoilinalargedeepfrypanovermedium-highheat. Addhalfthemeatballsandcook,turningfrequently,for4-5 minutesuntilgolden.Removefromthepanoncetheyhave anicecolour.Repeatwithremainingoilandmeatballs.Drain oilfrompan.
Increasetheheattohigh,pourinChickenstockandbring totheboil,thencook,scrapingthebottomofthepanwith awoodenspoontocollectuptheflavours,for3-4minutes untilslightlyreduced.
Returnthemeatballstothepan withthecannedandcherry tomatoes,andbayleaves.Reducetheheattomedium-low, coverwithatight-fittinglidandcookfor20-25minutesuntil themeatballsarecookedthrough.Removefromtheheatand addasqueezeoflemonjuice.
Removethemeatballsfromthepanandtopthemwithsome parmesan. Eatandenjoy!