Canadian meat producers say ethanol policy, production raises feed prices

In Canada, a new report from the George Morris Centre funded by the Canadian Pork Council (CPC), the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and the Canadian Meat Council shows that ethanol production and policies have contributed to increased feed grain prices in both eastern Canada—by C$15 to C$20 per ton—and western Canada up to C$10 per ton, which the groups say have added to already existing pressures on livestock producers to remain in business. The total additional cost to the livestock industry is about C$130 million per year.