Japan picks Canadian pork first

For the first time in more than 40 years, Canadian pork is now the top imported pork in Japan.

Canada’s pork industry recognized that achievement during a trade mission to Japan last month, with stops in Osaka and Tokyo.

Saskatchewan Pork Development Board Chair Toby Tschetter, from the Star City area, was part of the delegation.

He said the group represented a wide selection of the country’s pork industry.

“Our delegation consisted of 19 members and these represented producers from every provincial organization across Canada, processors and traders,” Tschetter said. “Basically, we had representation right across the whole food chain.”