Interest in US Feed Grains Grows in Viet Nam
VIET NAM - The Council hosted approximately 120 commercial swine producers for the Swine Industry Symposium in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, this week.

Biosecurity Benchmarking Study to Be Launched
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board plans to launch a national biosecurity benchmarking study in January, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Tyson Foods Names New Top Executives
US - Tyson Foods has named Donnie Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Lochner as Chief Operating Officer.

WTO Investigates Poultry, Livestock Complaints
SWITZERLAND - The World Trade Organization (WTO) has started its enquiry into the European Union ban on importing poultry meat from the US, and American labelling rules for cattle and pigs from Canada...

OIE Reports New ASF Outbreak in Russia
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported a new case of African Swine Fever (ASF).

UK Slaughter Statistics - November 2009
UK - Figures from the UK's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) reveal that the country's monthly home-killed production of pig meat rose in October, but only slightly. It should be...

CME: Drop in Pork Prices Seen in October
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, retail beef and pork prices remained well below year-ago levels in October while retail broiler prices fell below year-ago levels and retail turkey prices...

Taiwanese Nutritionists Learn About DDGS
TAIWAN - The US Grains Council (USGC) has held a series of worskshops for nutritionists in formulating feeds with distillers dreid grains with solubles (DDGS).

Commission to Tackle Anti-Microbial Resistance
EU - The new European Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance.

VIV China Reflects Development of Chinese Industry
CHINA - The success of the recent VIV China exhibition has been attributed to the growing professionalism of China's livestock industries.

NPPC Urges Equal Billing for Pork Industry Workers
US - While acknowledging that, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” the National Pork Producers Council is asking that pork industry workers be given at least equal billing with shopping mall St. Nicks...

CPC Tracks Loan Loss Reserve Programme Success
CANADA - Pork producers who apply for loans under the Canadian Hog Industry Loan Loss Reserve Programme are being encouraged to outline their experiences to the Canadian Pork Council, writes Bruce Coc...

Chinese to Install Pig Feed Intake Data System
CHINA - Chinese feed company Shanghai Xinnong Feed will install an automatic data collection system related to feed intake at their research farm located in Xinchang, Nanhui District, Shanghai City, China....

Danish Crown Gets International Recognition
DENMARK - A marked return on international investments confirms Danish Crown’s role as an international company.

Successful Transition from Planned to Market Economy
HUNGARY - András Tóth from Dunasczekcsŏ in southern Hungary, owner and director of the agricultural company Duna Gyöngye as well as owner of 850 sows kept in a closed system, has the guts to convert...

Call for Govt to Act over Antibiotic Resistance
UK - The Soil Association has called on the government to act over what is calls an escalating farm antibiotic resistance problem.

Sask Pork to Focus on Range of Objectives
CANADA - The general manager of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says the organization's newly installed board of directors will be focusing on a several key objectives over the next year, writes...

Pigs Play a Role in Spread of Hepatitis E
NETHERLANDS - Pigs play a role in the exposure process of humans to Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a Dutch scientist has recently revealed.

Technology to Add €55k to Pig Profits
IRELAND - Increasing technical efficiency on pig farms could add a staggering €16m to the profitability of Irish pig enterprises.

Tips Offered to Prevent Manure Pit Explosions
US - Recent explosions and flash fires that occurred in livestock buildings with manure pits in Iowa and Minnesota have a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension engineer and others offering advice on...

Setting Livestock Operation Separation Distances
CANADA - A project planned by the University of Manitoba will result in science-based recommendations for setting minimum distances between livestock operations and communities, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Weekly Outlook: Crop Prices Remain Firm
US - Corn and soybean prices continue to trade in a relatively wide range, but are currently near the highs of the past 10 weeks. Basis levels have weakened some as harvest accelerated, writes Darrel...

CME: USDA Announces Workshop Dates and Topics
US - USDA and the Department of Justice have announced the dates and subjects for a series of “workshops” on the status of competition in agriculture, report Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Warning: More Drug Resistance in Zoonoses
EU - Better surveillance needed to fight spread of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic infections, particularly Salmonella and Campylobacter, according to a group of health agencies.