Farmers have since cut production by about 2 percent, and domestic slaughtering plants that had been under contract to handle some Canadian hogs are now focusing exclusively on U . S . animals, said Cindy Cunningham of the National Pork Producers Council.
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About 900 workers at a Toronto-area hog-slaughtering and processing plant are set to strike at midnight Friday, while 850 workers at a hog-slaughtering plant in Edmonton, Alberta, are set to strike Monday even though Maple Leaf threatened to close the plant permanently if they do.
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About 900 workers at a nearby hog-slaughtering and processing plant are set to strike at midnight Friday, while 850 workers at a hog-slaughtering plant in Edmonton, Alberta, said they'll walk out next Monday even though Maple Leaf threatened to close the plant permanently if they do.
