United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - February 2009
Tony Fowler, 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.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - February 2009
Total US meat production for 2009 is forecast lower this month based on reductions of both red meats and poultry, according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Pig Meat Export Bulletin - January/February 2009
The January/February Export Bulletin from the British Pig Executive (BPEX) reports the slow pace on European meat markets and that US pig meat exports keep increasing.

Structure of the UK Pig Industry
More than one quarter of British sows are now kept outdoors, according to a survey of producers of Assured British Pigs, and around 35 per cent no longer routinely clip the teeth or dock the tails of piglets. ThePigSite editor, Jackie Linden, summarises...

A Biological Revolution in the Name of Profit
Ongoing advances in genetic technology mean that scientists can increasingly understand, identify and link animal traits with their DNA counterparts. Advocates claim that the commercial application of this technology leads to greater economic efficiency,...

Danish and US Breeding Herds Decline (February 2009)
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in February 2009 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to...

Efficient Feed Usage
Number 18 in the Action for Productivity series from BPEX offers practical advice on how to get the best from the feed - from design of the feeding system to hygiene tips.

Mission 2050 - Research and Industry Infrastructure in 2050
Mission 2050 is a project to replace outdated animal research facilities with a flexible new complex to study sustainable animal agriculture systems for the future. Vern R. Osborne of the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Guelph...

France Faces Structural Rigidity
"There are many structural constraints on French pig producers," Yvon Salaün told ThePigSite in Paris, at the headquarters of the French pig institute, IFIP (Institut du Porc), writes Peter Crosskey for ThePigSite. Mr Salaün is the head of IFIP's pig...

US Pork Outlook Report - January 2009
By the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) - This article is an extract from the January 2009: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report. Recession-squeezed consumer budgets will likely constrain increases in pork and hog prices this year, despite...

Impacts on Further Growth of the North American Pork Industry
Dr John Lawrence, Extension Livestock Economist and Professor at the Economics Department of Iowa State University gave this presentation at the London Swine Conference 2008.

US Feed Outlook
US feed grain supplies are expected to be up slightly from last month, but they show a fall year-on-year, according to the USDA Economic Research Service Feed Outlook for January 2009. Production of corn and sorghum is up and ever more corn is used to...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - January 2009
Total US meat production forecasts for 2008 and 2009 are reduced from last month, says the World Agricultural Outlook Board.

United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - January 2009
UK market prices recovered slightly during November and the first weeks of December, according to Tony Fowler, Senior Economic Analyst.

Peoples Republic of China - Agricultural Situation - Livestock and Products 2008
China' pork production in 2009 is forecast to reach 46 million metric tons (MMT), up three per cent over 2008 but still well below pre-blue ear disease levels of 52 MMT in 2006, according to to the latest GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service...

FAO Releases 2008-2017 Outlook (January 2009)
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in January 2009 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to the...

USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report - December 2008 [Updated]
This quarter's quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Danish Industry Facing Difficult Economic Times
Danish pig producers could see a turn around from the losses of the last two years with profits in 2009, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.

United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - December 2008
UK market prices eased during November, due to weak consumer demand and a further fall in prices in the rest of Europe. Sow prices have fallen again following the peak in September.

Poland - Agricultural Situation 2008
POLAND - This report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is subtitled, EU Cross-Compliance - What it Means for Poland, 2009 and Beyond. Particular difficulties are expected over animal welfare and for the already struggling pig industry....

An Industry in Change
Ben Woolley of Sunterra Farms Ltd in Acme, Alberta, gave this presentation at the 2008 London Swine Conference.

Outlook for the US Pork Industry
Swine consultant, Dr Dennis DiPietre, offers his view of the future of the nation's pig industry for Farms.com. He concludes that production and export of a commodity are no longer reliable predictors of future growth areas for meat production.

An Uncertain Future
"Is it the beginning of the end of a golden decade for US animal agriculture and a signal of an impending decline or a hiccup on the growth curve ready to resume when the global slowdown reverses?" asks Dr Dennis DiPietre, swine consultant in Columbia,...