Manitoba Pork General Manager Andrew Dickson is stressing the importance of export markets.

He was a guest speaker this week at the 2018 Manitoba Swine Seminar in Winnipeg.

Dickson says our dealings with China will be important heading forward.

"The key thing here is to make sure we have as good or better trade access to China than our competitors," he explained. "So if the United States negotiates a free trade agreement with China, we've got to make sure we get equal or better terms of entry into the Chinese market."

Dickson notes CPTPP countries such as Vietnam are also important export markets.

The 2-day Manitoba Swine Seminar wrapped up on Thursday at the Victoria Inn.