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Livestock and Poultry World Markets and Trade
New countries have been added to the pork PSD to reduce the gap between total imports and total exports by selected countries, writes the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service.
New countries have been added to the pork PSD to reduce the gap between total imports and total exports by selected countries, writes the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service.
Canadian Hog Statistics First Quarter 2008
By Statistics Canada. As of April 1 this year, Canada had almost 1 in 5 (-19.3%) fewer hog farmers than in April 2007. Farmers had an estimated 13.0 million hogs on their farms on April 1, down 1.7 million, or 11.7%, from the same date last year. The...
By Statistics Canada. As of April 1 this year, Canada had almost 1 in 5 (-19.3%) fewer hog farmers than in April 2007. Farmers had an estimated 13.0 million hogs on their farms on April 1, down 1.7 million, or 11.7%, from the same date last year. The...
Philippines Livestock and Products Pork Market Report 2008
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Pork Market report for the Philippines. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data...
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Pork Market report for the Philippines. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data...
UK Pig Slaughterings Start to Fall
Clean pig slaughterings in the UK slipped to 698,000 in March, according to the latest quarterly UK Pig Statistics from the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite.
Clean pig slaughterings in the UK slipped to 698,000 in March, according to the latest quarterly UK Pig Statistics from the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite.
Fall in EU and UK Pig Numbers
The total number of pigs in the UK has fallen by 1.3 per cent and the breeding herd by 2.8 per cent according to the latest figures from the Department of Food and Rural Affairs, Defra, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite.
The total number of pigs in the UK has fallen by 1.3 per cent and the breeding herd by 2.8 per cent according to the latest figures from the Department of Food and Rural Affairs, Defra, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite.
Challenging Year for Livestock Production
The livestock and poultry industry in the US will be increasingly challenged this year by rising feed prices that drive up costs and lower returns, and by consumers confronted with uncertain economic conditions.
The livestock and poultry industry in the US will be increasingly challenged this year by rising feed prices that drive up costs and lower returns, and by consumers confronted with uncertain economic conditions.
USDA Livestock and Products Semi-Annual Reports 2008
By USDA, FAS - Two new articles appear this week providing the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Semi-Annual 2008 reports for Brazil and South Korea. Within each article is a link to the full report which includes all the tabular...
By USDA, FAS - Two new articles appear this week providing the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Semi-Annual 2008 reports for Brazil and South Korea. Within each article is a link to the full report which includes all the tabular...
US Pork Outlook Report - April 2008
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the April 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the April 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.
Brazil Livestock and Products Semi Annual Report 2008
Beef production in Brazil is estimated to increase in 2008 by 2.5 percent, a lower rate than last year, while beef exports are expected to drop by 5 percent in volume, because of the new restrictions imposed by the European Union, according to the USDA...
Beef production in Brazil is estimated to increase in 2008 by 2.5 percent, a lower rate than last year, while beef exports are expected to drop by 5 percent in volume, because of the new restrictions imposed by the European Union, according to the USDA...
South Korea Livestock and Products Semi Annual Report 2008
Lower international pork prices in the United States and increasinly lower tariffs for Chilean pork will make imported pork and pork products more price competitive this year. Total imports of pork are forecast at 452,000 tons, an increase of 2.5 percent...
Lower international pork prices in the United States and increasinly lower tariffs for Chilean pork will make imported pork and pork products more price competitive this year. Total imports of pork are forecast at 452,000 tons, an increase of 2.5 percent...
Mexico: Livestock and Products Semi Annual Report 2008
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the cattle industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Semi-Annual 2008 report for Mexico. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data,...
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the cattle industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Semi-Annual 2008 report for Mexico. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data,...
Japan Livestock and Products Semi Annual Report 2008
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Japan’s 2008 beef imports are projected down by 5% from last year to 650,000 MT, mainly due to a reduction in Australian supplies of grain fed beef. Sales of U.S. beef are forecast moderately higher but remain hamstrung...
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Japan’s 2008 beef imports are projected down by 5% from last year to 650,000 MT, mainly due to a reduction in Australian supplies of grain fed beef. Sales of U.S. beef are forecast moderately higher but remain hamstrung...
Canada Livestock and Products Semi Annual Report 2008
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Services. Canadian production of beef and pork is forecast to be lower during 2008. Livestock inventories are in decline reflecting high feed costs and low market prices. Canadian imports of beef and pork are increasing, bought...
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Services. Canadian production of beef and pork is forecast to be lower during 2008. Livestock inventories are in decline reflecting high feed costs and low market prices. Canadian imports of beef and pork are increasing, bought...
USDA Quarterly Pigs and Hogs Report - March 2008 (Updated)
This quarter's quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
This quarter's quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Russian Federation - Livestock and Products Semi Annual Report 2008
Pork production is expected to increase 6 percent in 2008, due in most part to growing investments in swine production and higher reproductive yields, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services. This growth is directly related to investment credit...
Pork production is expected to increase 6 percent in 2008, due in most part to growing investments in swine production and higher reproductive yields, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services. This growth is directly related to investment credit...
EU 27 Livestock and Products Semi Annual Report 2008
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. During the second half of 2007, increased supply of pork and rising feed costs induced a “return of the pig cycle”.
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. During the second half of 2007, increased supply of pork and rising feed costs induced a “return of the pig cycle”.
US Feed Outlook
By Allen Baker, Edward Allen, and Heather Kmak, ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information...
By Allen Baker, Edward Allen, and Heather Kmak, ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information...
US Pork Outlook Report - March 2008
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the March 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the March 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.
Peoples Republic of China Livestock and Products Semi Annual - March 2008
By Jianping Zhang & Eric Trachtenberg, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN Report. It is uncertain when China will lift its BSE-related ban on U.S. beef and beef products. Although bilateral negotiations continue, no agreement has been reached...
By Jianping Zhang & Eric Trachtenberg, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN Report. It is uncertain when China will lift its BSE-related ban on U.S. beef and beef products. Although bilateral negotiations continue, no agreement has been reached...
Selling Pigs? Remember Your Swine Brand and PigPass
By Jayce Morgan Livestock Officer Pigs, Cowra NSW. Published in NSW Department of Prime Industries Primefacts. This article outlines the legal requirements for pig branding and obtaining the National Vendor Declaration PigPass in Australia.
By Jayce Morgan Livestock Officer Pigs, Cowra NSW. Published in NSW Department of Prime Industries Primefacts. This article outlines the legal requirements for pig branding and obtaining the National Vendor Declaration PigPass in Australia.
Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade
By the USDA Economic Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Service. The 2008 fiscal year export forecast is raised to record $101 billion while the forecast for imports has increased to $76.5 billion
By the USDA Economic Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Service. The 2008 fiscal year export forecast is raised to record $101 billion while the forecast for imports has increased to $76.5 billion
US Meat Exports in 2007
By Shane Ellis, Iowa Farm Outlook. Trade data for all of 2007 has recently become available, so it is an appropriate time to look at the current US meat trade situation.
By Shane Ellis, Iowa Farm Outlook. Trade data for all of 2007 has recently become available, so it is an appropriate time to look at the current US meat trade situation.
Philippine Pork Market 2008
By Pia Abuel-Ang, USDA FAS GAIN Report. The Minimum Access Volume (MAV) utilization for pork increased from five to 19 per cent last year, indicating an increase in importation of more premium pork cuts. In October 2007, the Philippine Department of...
By Pia Abuel-Ang, USDA FAS GAIN Report. The Minimum Access Volume (MAV) utilization for pork increased from five to 19 per cent last year, indicating an increase in importation of more premium pork cuts. In October 2007, the Philippine Department of...
