The Manitoba Pork Credit Corporationestimates pork producers can save as muchas two and a half dollars per pig oninput costs over the production cycle by takingadvantage of loans offeredunder the Advance Payments Program, writes Bruce Cochrane.

　　The Advance Payments Program is afederal loan guarantee program created in 2007 that providespork producersshort term low interest operating loans based on the value of inventory.

　　近日，加拿大马尼托巴湖省猪肉信贷公司作出估计认为：得益于“前沿支付”项目，猪农的养殖成本将会在每头生猪上节省2到2.5美元。

　　“前沿支付”项目创立于2007年，该项目可以根据猪农的养殖规模来为他们提供短期信贷。