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.

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.

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...

Pork Commentary: Govt-Controlled Big Sky Farms and Creditor Protection
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pig Producers Crucified by Imports and Mislabelling
IRELAND - IFA Pigs Committee Chairman Tim Cullinan yesterday met representatives from Callan Bacon in Kilkenny over the company’s ongoing failure to increase the level of Irish pig meat in their products...

Waitrose Introduces Greener British Pork
UK - In a bid to cut carbon emissions and create a more sustainable pork supply chain, Waitrose has announced a grain sourcing initiative for its pig farmers. The multi million pound deal, the first of...

JBS Profits Slump by 78 Per Cent
BRAZIL - Brazilian based beef and pork processing giant JBS saw profits slump by 78 per cent in the third quarter of the year from R$694 million (reals) to R$151.5 million.

Hermitage Appoints Sales Manager in Ukraine
UKRAINE - Hermitage has appointed Gennadiy Chernetskyy as sales manager for the Ukrainian market.

Technology Leader to Install 70-Station TEAM System
CHINA - Yangling Besun Agricultural Industry Group Corporation Limited has announced the installation of a 70-station TEAM® System in Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China.

Brasil Foods Sees R$210 Million Q3 Profit
BRAZIL - Meat and poultry processing giant, Brasil Foods, has recorded profits of R$210 million (real) in the third quarter of the year.

CP Sees Profits Soar
THAILAND - South East Asian meat and fish processing company, Charoen Pokphand Foods, has posted profits of Baht 8,080 million for the first nine months of the year - up from Baht 2,824 million last y...

DSM Introduces Next Step in Phytase Evolution
SWITZERLAND - A new, enhanced and efficacious DSM-Novozymes phytase is to hit the European market this autumn.

Danisco Acquires Sorbial
UK - Danisco A/S has signed an agreement to acquire Sorbial in order to strengthen its competencies in microbial-based products for animal nutrition.

Big Sky Farms Files for Creditor Protection
CANADA - Big Sky Farms in Saskatchewan has applied for protection under the Companys' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) or CCAA.

Pig Feed Deal to Cut Carbon Footprint
UK - Supermarket chain, Waitrose, has announced a new grain sourcing initiative for its pig farmers.

Coharie Files for Bankruptcy
NORTH CAROLINA, US - Coharie Hog Farm has declared bankruptcy, blaming high feed costs and a fall in the global demand for pork.

Romanian Deal Tops Landmark Year for JSR
ROMANIA - JSR Genetics has made another major advance into the key Eastern European market. Agro Expert of Cluj Napoca, Romania has been signed to distribute JSR’s superior genetics to pig producers throughout...

VIV China: Another Successful Year and VIV Event
CHINA - Meriden (Guangzhou) Biotech Co Limited would like to thank all of those customers that visited the stand at the recent VIV CHINA.

First Imports of Pigs from Ireland to Japan
JAPAN - In February 2009 the health certificate facilitating trade in porcine species was officially agreed between the Irish and Japanese veterinary authorities.

Maple Leaf Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has appointed Stephen Graham to the new position of Chief Marketing Officer, from 11 January 2010.

Zhongpin Reports Record Results for Q3 2009
CHINA - Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in China, has reported higher revenues, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2009.

ACMC Tip: Mycotoxin Dilemma
UK - Mycotoxins are frequently implicated in cases of poor reproductive performance in pig herds, though it can be difficult to prove their involvement in individual cases, says Paul Thompson, veterinary...

Pork Commentary: There's a Glimmer of Hope
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.