In October, 2008, the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission took away the powers of Ontario Pork. Yesterday the Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal gave them back.
The Tribunal's 29-page ruling, released late yesterday, re-instates Regulation 419, which required producers to sell hogs through the marketing board and for the board to review all buy and sell contracts between producers and processors. The Commission revoked this regulation in 2008.
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