CANADA - The General Manager of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board reports the pork industry across the country appear very supportive of a national levy to be collected on the sale of pork consumed in Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane.The Farm Products Council of Canada held public hearings last week in Montreal to gather input on the proposed creation national levy on the sale of pork consumed in Canada.Neil Ketilson, the General Manager of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board, explains the checkoff would be modeled after a similar levy in place for Canada's cattle industry and could generate over a million dollars per year to promote increased pork consumption and support research.

　　布鲁斯·科克伦(Bruce Cochrane)写道，据萨斯喀彻温省(Saskatchewan)猪肉海外发展部总经理报告，全国猪肉行业对售卖猪肉征税表示尤其支持。加拿大农产品委员会上周在蒙特利尔(Montreal)召开闻证会，收集关于对加拿大售卖猪肉征税的建议。萨斯喀彻温省猪肉海外发展部总经理尼尔森(Neil Ketilson)解释说，”税收扣款将以加拿大牛肉产业征收适当的税收为例，每年将产生超过一百万元美元，用来促进猪肉消费和相关研究。”