Pig Industry News
Friday, May 17, 2013
Allendale Releases Cold Storage, Cattle on Feed EstimatesUS - Analysts at Allendale, Inc. have released their Cold Storage and Cattle on Feed estimates ahead of the May 17th USDA report. ...
Antibiotic Resistance Study Finds Differences between Member StatesEU - The European Union Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2011 from EFSA and ECDC has found some significant national trends...
Meat Processors Announce Hong Kong Trade Mission SuccessUK/HONGKONG - British meat firms are hailing a recent trade mission to Hong KONG as a great success....
House Ag Committee Approves Farm BillUS - The House Agriculture Committee has approved the Farm Bill, including significant savings and reforms. ...
NFU, JA Zenchu Statement on Lima Round of TPP Negotiations US - In advance of the Lima round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union (NFU) president, and Akira Banzai, president of Japan’s Zenchu, the Central...
Foot and Mouth Detection Improved Through Cell Line DiscoveryUS - Agriculture Research Service Scientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects the foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus. ...
Pork Exports Fell 25 Per Cent in AprilBRAZIL - Pork exports fell 25 per cent in April, compared to the same period of 2012. ...
Philippines Agriculture, Fisheries Grows 3.3 Per Cent in Q1 2013PHILIPPINE - The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 3.3 per cent in the first three months of 2013, as all four subsectors — crops, fishery, poultry and livestock — posted respective increases,...
Quality Assurance Standards for Pigs under ReviewUK - The first steps have been taken towards simplifying the Red Tractor Pigs standards for both producers and auditors....
Research Project on Porcine Circovirus AwardedSPAIN - A project on porcine circovirus by Dr Marina Sibila and Dr Segalés was awarded at the 6th edition of the European PCV2 Research Award sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim....
Thursday, May 16, 2013
New Partnership to Establish UK’s First Swedish Hampshire Nucleus HerdUK - A new partnership between JSR Genetics and Swedish processors HKScan will see the establishment of a Hampshire nucleus herd in the UK, meaning future supplies of boars and semen from this exceptional...
Mexico: Hog MarketsMEXICO - As we all know, for the past 24 months, the production costs due to raw material has been growing and growing. The slaughter prices have been very low, generating high economic losses for almost...
Jorgensen Promoted to Senior Brand Manager in BIVI Swine Marketing US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) has announced the promotion of Sarah Jorgensen to senior brand manager for the company’s US Swine Business. Ms Jorgensen, who joined BIVI in February...
State-of-the-art Electronic Feeding System for Sow ManagementRUSSIA - At VIV Russia 2013 Big Dutchman presents its innovative electronic feeding system (ESF) CallMatic pro for pregnant sows in group housing. It ideally combines the advantages of animal-friendly...
Response to EC Package on Healthier Animals, Plants for Safer Food ChainEU - At a high-level conference organized with the Irish Presidency, Copa-Cogeca and other key stakeholders presented detailed views on the EU Commission package designed to strengthen animal and plant...
Kenyan Experts Search for ASF VaccineKENYA - Scientists in Kenya have launched research of a vaccine to be used against African swine fever. The study is still at an early stage where scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute...
Profit and Welfare Crucial for Pig and PoultryUK - The pig and poultry sectors have invested millions on new welfare systems and it is essential that these farmers can now run their businesses at a profit, NFU President Peter Kendall told the industry...
Pig, Broiler Production Costs Drop to Lowest Level in AprilBRAZIL - The production costs of broilers and pigs, according to data provided by Embrapa Swine and Poultry Concordia (SC), fell 4.12 per cent and 0.17 per cent respectively, in April....
Stable Half-year for Danish CrownDENMARK - Better prices and intense focus on costs see Danish Crown posting an operating profit close to DKK1 billion for the first half, representing a four per cent increase relative to the prior-year...
Establishing Nutritional Value in Copra, Palm Products Fed to PigsUS - Products derived from coconuts and oil palm trees are the primary protein sources in swine diets in parts of Africa, southeast Asia, South America, and Europe. New research from the University of...
NFU President: Challenge MPs on CAPUK - NFU President Peter Kendall has stressed there are five key points farmers should raise with their MPs to ensure English farmers are not disadvantaged against their colleagues in Europe – or in...
NFU Outlines Farm Bill Priorities for House Committee on AgricultureUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, outlining priorities, such as funding programmes, research...
Product Innovation is Key at Tyson's US - At the annual BMO Capital Markets 2013 Farm to Market Conference, Donnie Smith, president and chief executive officer of Tyson Foods, Inc., told investors that developing new food products is an important...
H1N1 Discovered in Marine MammalsUS - Scientists at the University of California, Davis, detected the H1N1 (2009) virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast a year after the human pandemic began, according...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
UK Pig Meat Market Trends ANALYSIS- A summary of the trends in the pig industry in the UK by senior editor, Jackie Linden, based on the new edition of the 'Pig Pocketbook' from BPEX....
Positive Discussion on Key CAP Reform IssuesIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has welcomed what he described as a positive and useful discussion with his Member State colleagues on three elements of the...
Survey Suggests Rural Economy 'Spiralling Towards Recession'UK - Rising unemployment, shrinking profits and plummeting confidence in countryside businesses has thrown the rural economy to the brink of a further recession, according to a new survey by the Country...
Big Dutchman Cooperates with CP GroupCHINA - On 20 April 2013, Big Dutchman signed an official partnership contract with Jiayuguan CP Modern Agriculture and Husbandry Industrial Farmers Cooperation Organization in Jiayuguan city, Gansu province....
Minister Calls on Companies to Share Cost Burden of Food ControlsGERMANY – German Federal Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner has called for improved and more targeted food safety controls in Germany. ...
JBS Sees Profits RiseBRAZIL - Net Revenue for Brazilian meat processing giant JBS rose by 22 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year by R$3.5 billion to R$19.5 billion. ...
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