Alberta Pork Executive Director says plant shutdowns cause huge backlogs for producers

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On this episode of the Ag Show we spoke with the Executive Director of Alberta Pork, Darcy Fitzgerald about how the pork industry has held up in recent years.

Fitzgerald answered our questions with Red Deer’s Olymel pork processing plant shutdown in mid-February, how did it affect Alberta’s producers, what happens to the pigs and much more.

We also asked many questions to explore the industry itself.

Listen to the full interview with Fitzgerald below.

-Erika Rolling, Trending 55 Newsroom