Pork Paucity




The Central Newfoundland Morning Show from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights) show

Summary: We've been hearing in the news recently about a looming bacon shortage. Farmers in Canada and the US are finding it increasingly difficult to feed their pigs with the rising cost of grain. And this means bacon and other pork products will soon be harder to come by, and in some cases, you'll be paying through the snout for it! For more on how this is playing out in Newfoundland, our Jessica Doria-Brown sat down with Roosevelt Thompson. He's a pork producer from Point Leamington, and has been a pig farmer since 1979.