Manitoba Agriculture and Food Processing | Manitoba Trade and Investment

Industry: Meat and Dairy

Meat and poultry slaughtering and processing represent the largest segment of Manitoba's food processing industry.
The combined value of Manitoba’s exports of live pigs, pork and related commodities in 2007 was close to $809 million. Manitoba produces the finest quality pork in Canada from lean, fast-growing genetic stock. Proven genetics, skilled producers, research, quality feeds and a team approach to business, all contribute to Manitoba’s reputation for premium pork production, as the world’s best.
The United States, Morocco, Cuba and Japan are significant importers of Manitoba’s dairy products.
Manitoba is a leader in embryo-transfer technology.
Manitoba has the resource base to meet the various production demands for all elements of the livestock industry; leading-edge expertise and labour resources, abundant land, water, energy and reasonably priced feed.
Manitoba has two egg processors that compete internationally and provide products for the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Input suppliers such as equipment and genetics for the livestock sector
Specialty processed beef and pork and other meats such as forage – finished beef, Berkshire pork, elk and bison
Value-added processing of home meal replacement items
Demand for Canadian genetics driving the use of embryo transfers
Specialty processed dairy products
Production of value-added egg products
Emerging feedlot sector with potential for growth, poised to respond to expansion in the livestock industry