Branding Canadian Offers Marketing Advantages
CANADA - An Alberta based management consultant suggests, by branding their products as Canadian, Canada's pork producers and processors will be better equipped to gain a marketing advantage, writes Bruce...

Outlook 2009 Conference Postponed
UK - A conference sponsored by EBLEX/BPEX has been postponed due to severe weather conditions in the south of the UK.

Old-Breed Pork Must Be the Real Thing
UK - In a decision that will have a major impact on both supermarkets and producer-retailers, Trading Standards officers have been told to clamp down on misleadingly labelled old-breed pork.

Jamie Does Great Job of Promoting British Pork
SCOTLAND - NFU Scotland has acknowledged the great efforts of Jamie Oliver in helping to promote British pork to consumers.

Little Concern for GM Animal Farms in Australia
AUSTRALIA - The report, GM stockfeed in Australia: economic issues for producers and consumers, was released yesterday by Phillip Glyde, Executive Director, ABARE.

National Pork Board to Meet in North Carolina
US - The National Pork Board will be in Raleigh, North Carolina, 3-5 February to meet with local producers and to develop a better understanding of the nation's second-largest pork producing state.

Cambodia's Pork Industry Gets Boost
CAMBODIA - Local pork producers and agriculture officials are pressing ahead with plans to boost the local industry by improving processing facilities, cutting feed prices and cracking down on smuggli...

USMEF Hosts European Union's PRT Team
US - The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is hosting key officials from the European Union’s meat industry this week for a four-day tour focused on pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs).

Jamie Saves Our Bacon
UK - Jamie Oliver's hour-and-a-half long programme Jamie Saves Our Bacon will be aired tonight on Channel 4, starting at 9 PM.

BPEX: £3 Million Backing For QSM
UK - It’s business as usual for the Quality Standard Mark for pork bacon and ham, says BPEX Chairman Stewart Houston.

Meat Processing Giant Reports $198 Million Loss
US - The world's largest meat processing company Tyson Foods made an operating loss for the first quarter of the 2009 financial year of $198 million.

Canada Eyes Pork Opportunities in Booming India
ONTARIO, CANADA - Canada Pork International (CPI), is pleased to have been invited to join the trade delegation that accompanied the Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Hon. Gerry Ritz,...

Calls for Obama to Stop US Animal Identification Rule
US - The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund called on the new administration to permanently halt a U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed rule that would effectively mandate the implementation...

Creation of 'Market-Access Secretariat' Applauded
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is applauding the federal government's creation of a new "market-access secretariat" to help enhance Canada's beef and pork export opportunities, writes Bruce Cochrane....

USDA: Naturally Raised Marketing Claim Standard
US - The US Department of Agriculture on Friday (16 January) issued a voluntary standard for naturally raised livestock and meat marketing claims.

Positive Report on English Pig Industry
UK - The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee conducted a major inquiry into the English pig industry last September, and its report has now been published.

Action Taken to Strengthen Competitiveness
UK - After an excellent outcome of last year’s financial statements, Tulip Ltd. continues to strengthen competitiveness.

NPB Announces 2009 Celebrated Chefs
US - America's pork producers entered the 13th year of their Celebrated Chefs program by naming five distinguished chefs as spokespersons for the Pork Checkoff and The Other White Meat. More than 50 leading...

RSPCA Campaign: Farmers Express Mixed Feelings
UK - Farmers in Gloucestershire have given a mixed reaction to a new campaign to improve labelling on pork products.

QMS Teams Up to Offer Tasty Resolution
SCOTLAND - Quality Meat Scotland is making it easier for people to stick to their new year’s resolution to get healthy by collaborating with Scottish Slimmers.

Helping Shoppers out of 'Pig Ignorance'
UK - Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and TV chef, Jamie Oliver, are joining forces in a campaign to improve the welfare of pigs.

Pork Export Accreditation Plans Put on Hold
THE PHILIPPINES - The government has temporarily set aside its plans to tap Asian markets for its pork exports, pending findings of tests by an international team now in the country to study the Ebola...

USMEF Spreads Nutritional Message to Mexico
MEXICO - A very targeted message on the health benefits of including beef and pork protein in a balanced diet hit the mark last year as the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Mexico office delivered nutritional...

Presence of US Pork Growing in Russia
US - The United States and Russia recently agreed to changes in the protocol governing trade of poultry, beef and pork.

Call for Clearer Labelling and Sustainable Farming
UK - The UK is to push Europe to change regulations for clearer country of origin labelling (COOL).