September is ‘Exhibition Month‘ for CID Lines
GLOBAL - CID Lines will be exhibiting at seven events this month.

Pork Commentary: US - Canada Hogs & Pigs Inventory
US & CANADA - Last week the United States and Canada combined inventory was released. To say it was ‘steady’ is an understatement, writes Jim Long in this week's Pork Commentary.

TOPIGS Around the World
GLOBAL - TOPIGS breeds pigs by deploying the best breeding tools on a global scale, says the company, presenting results from its top-performing clients in the Netherlands, Canada, Russia and Brazil.

Pork Commentary: Road Trip to Thailand & India
THAILAND & INDIA - "The odyssey continued last week, not quite Jason and the Argonauts but we are covering a lot of ground. As you probably read in previous commentaries we have travelled one week Russia,...

Cargill to Acquire Provimi
GLOBAL - Cargill has made a binding offer to acquire Provimi, the global animal nutrition company, for an enterprise value of €1.5 billion from Permira funds, the private equity firm which owns Provimi....

Merck Supports Recovery of Japanese Animal Sector
NETHERLANDS & JAPAN - Merck Animal Health has donated about US$30,000 (Â¥2.3 million) to three veterinary and farmer associations in Japan to support recovery of the Japanese animal sector following the...

AgFeed Starts to Look Beyond China and US
US & CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc. has told its shareholders it expects revenues of approximately $84.0 million and a net loss of approximately $17 million for the second quarter.

Best Genetics and Cavite Pig City Form Partnership
US & PHILIPPINES - The National Swine Registry (NSR) announces the securement of a partnership between America's Best Genetics - the umbrella organization that represents US breeders who raise purebred...

Marubeni and DOFICO Sign Agreement over Feed
JAPAN & VIET NAM - Marubeni Corporation and Dong Nai Food Industrial Corporation (DOFICO), a company fully owned by the Dong Nai Province, situated adjacent to the east of Ho Chi Minh City, have concluded...

Genesus Breeding Stock Sold in Russia
CANADA & RUSSIA - Canada's Agriculture Minister Ritz has announced that Genesus breeding stock have been sold to Russia.

Board Changes and Acquisitions at AgFeed
US & CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc. has announced a new Board appointment, executive changes and acquisitions agreements in the further processing sector.

Codex Fails to Adopt Ractopamine Standards
GLOBAL - The Codex Alimentarius Commission decided to hold at Step 8 the global food safety standards for ractopamine hydrochloride (ractopamine) at its 34th Session that concluded on 9 July in Geneva,...

Merck Announces New Name for Animal Health Group
GLOBAL – Merck’s animal health division, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced that effective today it will begin using the new name, Merck Animal Health. It will...

Canada & Russia Increase Trade Opportunities
CANADA & RUSSIA - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz underlined the importance of Canada's growing partnership with Russia in the agriculture sector at the opening of the first Canada-Russia Livestock Forum...

Financial Innovation & Reforms Vital for All Markets
GLOBAL - Financial innovation and reforms are strengthening emerging markets and expanding the market for agricultural productivity investment, according to the Chief Sustainability Officer of Novus I...

Good Progress Reported in AgFeed's Quarterly Report
US & CHINA - For the first quarter of 2011, AgFeed Industries has reported revenue of US$93 million and an operating profit of $0.5 million.

US, Canadian Processors Petition to Use ‘Pasteurised’
US & CANADA - The North American Meat Processors Association has petitioned the US Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and asked the Canadian Food inspection Service (CFIA) to allow the term 'pasteurised'...

Canadian Pork Industry Supports Japan's Recovery
CANADA & JAPAN - Pork producers and exporters from across Canada will donate over C$100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross Japan relief fund to support longer�term relief and recovery efforts in earthquake-...

Groupe Grimaud Forms Alliance with Pen Ar Lan
GLOBAL - Continuing the growth of its international pig genetics business, France's Groupe Grimaud, parent company of Newsham, has entered into an alliance with Pen Ar Lan, an international pig genetics...

Groupe Grimaud, PEN AR LAN Form Genetics Alliance
GLOBAL - Continuing the growth of its international pig genetics business, Groupe Grimaud, parent company of Newsham, has entered into an alliance with PEN AR LAN, an international pig genetics company...

AgFeed Industries Announces New President
US & CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc. has announced the appointment of Raymond M. Cesca as its President.

PIC Takes Lead in Testing for Profit-Robbing Reciprocal Translocations
GLOBAL - Reciprocal translocations (RTs) are chromosomal rearrangements that lead to the development of genetically ‘unbalanced’ sperm cells that can result in a significant economic impact over the...

Merck, Sanofi-Aventis to Keep Separate Businesses
US & FRANCE - Merck and sanofi-aventis announced today the mutual termination of their agreement to form a new animal health joint venture by combining Merial, the animal health business of sanofi-aventis,...

AgFeed: 'Continued Operational Excellence'
US & CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc. has announced its 2010 results for its pig and feed operations in the US and China, which include record fourth quarter and 2010 revenues.

CPF Increases International Interests
GLOBAL - Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has pushed forward its investments overseas by raising capital and purchasing larger stakes in its subsidiaries.

Hypor Increases Investment in Feed Intake Recording
GLOBAL - Between 60 and 70 per cent of the cost of production is feed. Now more than ever feed conversion efficiency is critically important in pig production.

Kemin Enters Veterinary Market
GLOBAL - Kemin Industries, Inc., has entered the veterinary market with the launch of a new division, Kemin Vet Innovations.

World's Fastest Growing Piétrain Lands in N America
NORTH AMERICA - The Hypor Maxter has landed in North America.

DuPont to Acquire Danisco for $6.3 Billion
GLOBAL - DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Danisco, a global enzyme and specialty food ingredients company, for $5.8 billion in cash and assumption of $500 million of...

Big Dutchman Trainees Visit Malaysia, Michigan
SOUTHEAST ASIA & US - First hand reports from the Big Dutchman trainees Natalia Krieger and Christian Sauer about their internships in two of the company's subsidiaries in South-East Asia and in North...