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Value Of Pork Exports Up This Year

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada report the total amount of pork exported from here to be up by 6.9 per cent from this time last year.

The total value of the meat is up by 11.7 per cent, hitting 2.79 billion dollars at the end of November.

Fresh and frozen pork imports for the country over that time have increased by 1.2 per cent from 2015.

AAFC notes total imports are down by 0.4 per cent.

Pork prices at the end of November for Ontario were down 7 and half per cent from a year ago.

The organization points out the decrease is about half that of the national average.

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.