Canada - Livestock and Products Semi-Annual Report 2010
Canada’s cattle and swine herds are forecast to continue on a downward trend, according to the latest GAIN Report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Republic of Korea - Livestock and Products Semi-Annual 2010
The increase in pork production has been larger than expected, according to Yong Keun Ban and Michael G. Francom in the latest GAIN Report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Mexico - Livestock and Products Semi-Annual Report 2010
Mexico's consumption of beef and pork is expected to increase in 2010, according to Zaida San Juan and Daniel R. Williams II in the latest GAIN Report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - March 2010
James Park, senior economic analyst with AHDB Meat Services Economic and Policy Analysis Group, explains the latest trends in pig production in the UK and European Union.

Poultry and Pig Sectors in Argentina: Husbandry Practice and Animal Welfare
Following a study of pig and poultry producers in Argentina, there seems to be considerable scope for farmers to raise the welfare standards – particularly for sows and laying hens, according to a new report from the Agricultural Economics Research...

US Feed Outlook - March 2010
Global coarse grain production is up less than the increase in corn because of a reduction in barley production and small declines for mixed grain and rye in the EU, according to this month's Feed Outlook Report from USDA Economic Research Service...

Examining Costs of Production
Software modelling tool, AusPig, was used to model the effects of live weight and carcass weight on Cost of Production (COP), using the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and costs recently released for 2008/09 from the Pork CRC’s Benchmarking Project...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - March 2010
The forecast for US pork production has been lowered, according to the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for March 2010.

BPEX Export Bulletin - February 2010
The British Pig Executive's (BPEX) Export Bulletin for February 2010 reports pig industry trends from around the world.

EU-27 - Livestock and Products Semi-Annual 2010
According to the latest GAIN Report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Classical Swine Fever (CSF) has retreated to most Eastern Member States and is largely under control in wild boar populations.

North American Herd is Cut Back Again (March 2010)
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in March 2010 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to the publica...

Pig Meat Outlook in Australia to 2014-15
Pig production is expected to increase from the present 329,000 tonnes to 338,000 tonnes by 2014-15, according to James Fell in Australian Commodities report for March 2010 from ABARE.

Summary of the Farrow to Finish Swine Enterprise Budgets - 2004 to 2009
Doug Richards, swine grower finisher specialist at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) indicates the latest trends in income and costs for the province's pig industry.

Corn, Oil and the Future of the Livestock Sector
Kevin Grier and Steve Meyer predicted a crisis in the North American livestock sector at the 2010 Banff Pork Seminar.

Future of the CAP Beyond 2013
With talks on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in full swing, Charlotte Johnston, ThePigSite junior editor, spoke to Tom Hind, Head of Economics and International Affairs for the National Farmers' Union (NFU) to find out what CAP holds...

US Pork Outlook - February 2010
Pork production in 2010 is expected to be 2.1 per cent below last year but prices could be up to 16 per cent higher, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) February 2010 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook.

Canadian Hog Statistics - Fourth Quarter 2009
By Statistics Canada. Canada's January hog inventory is the lowest it has been in twelve years. Also, a steady decline in the country's breeding herd has been marked since 2005.

US Feed Outlook - February 2010
Profitable operations for ethanol producers have encouraged increased ethanol output, raising prospects for higher corn use for ethanol in 2009/10, according to this month's Feed Outlook Report from USDA Economic Research Service. The report...

What is Benchmarking?
According to Greg Simpson, swine nutritionist at OMAFRA, producers are often faced with the problem of not having enough time to do much in-depth comparisons or analysis with other producers while setting internal benchmarks for themselves and their production...

Danish Herd and Total Pigs Move On Up (February 2010)
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in February 2010 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to the publ...

BPEX Export Bulletin - January 2010
The British Pig Executive's (BPEX) Export Bulletin for January 2010 reports that while its exports of live pigs are at record levels, not all is well in the Danish pig industry. Pig prices are lower than the previous year, and the management...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - February 2010
Pork production has gone down as slaughter has been lower than expected, according to the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for February 2010.

UK/EU Pig Statistics - January 2010
This article provides a summary of the latest statistics relating to pigs in the UK and Europe by ThePigSite editor, Jackie Linden.