Maple Leaf Starts Hot Dog Recall
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods is recalling nine wiener products produced under the Hygrade, Shopsy's and Maple Leaf brands at its plant in Hamilton, Ontario, because they may contain traces of Listeria mo...

Tyson Sees Sales Value Slip
US - US meat processing giant, Tyson Foods, saw sales slip slightly over the first nine months of the current financial year and in the third quarter.

Disinfectant Approved against H1N1 Influenza Virus
US - CID Lines' Virocid disinfectant has been approved against the influenza A/H1N1 virus.

IPE/IFE Pre-Registration Opens Online
US - Online pre-registration for the 2010 International Poultry and Feed Expo (IPE/IFE) is available as of today, 3 August.

Exhibitor demand opens 2nd Hall at VIV China 2009
BEIJING, CHINA - VNU Exhibitions has reported that preparations for VIV China 2009 - taking place from 19-21 October at NCIEC Beijing - are progressing very well and are now in full swing.

EBLEX and BPEX Relocate To Stoneleigh
UK - EBLEX (the English Beef & Lamb Executive) and BPEX (the British Pig Executive) have relocated to Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire as part of the centralisation of all Agriculture and Horticulture Development...

New Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens'
US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In the third scenario, the players' wean-to-finish operation is experiencing sudden deaths,...

Maple Leaf Earnings Rise
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has reported that its operating earnings increased by 131 per cent in the second quarter to the end of June to C$43.6 million in weak protein market conditions.

Maple Leaf: Dramatic Turn-around in Profitability
CANADA - Financial results reported yesterday by Maple Leaf Foods for the second quarter of 2009 show a dramatic turn-around in profitability, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Nutreco Reports Half-Year Revenues as Expected
NETHERLANDS - Feed company, Nutreco, has reported half-year revenues of € 2.1 billion and EBITA of € 41.6 million.

Sanofi-Aventis to Acquire Merck's Interest in Merial
GLOBAL - Sanofi-Aventis and Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Merck will sell its 50 per cent interest in the companies' current animal...

New Assisted Boar Collection System
FRANCE - IMV Technologies is introducing a new assisted boar collection system, Safemate.

Nutreco Acquires Cargill's Animal Nutrition in Iberia
EU - Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed, has announced that it has agreed to acquire the animal nutrition business of Cargill in Spain and Portugal.

Big Dutchman Feeding Technology Worth the Trip
GERMANY - Big Dutchman-pig production technology enjoys an excellent reputation in Canada.

Seeking a New Editorial Challenge?
UK - Due to strong growth across all sectors of our business, the 5M Publishing management team is currently looking for editorial staff to help drive the continuing development of our on-line publications...

Boehringer Ingelheim Sees Sales Rise
GLOBAL - The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim saw sales rise by 8.3 per cent in the first six months of 2009 compared to the previous year and because of a positive exchange rate this translated...

Virtual Walking the Pens - Software Update
US - If you missed the earlier news, you can now access the "Virtual Walking the Pens" game on ThePigSite.com.

Pig Farm Waste Overflows into Southern River
VIET NAM - As a result of heavy rains last week, waste water from a pig breeding farm has polluted Thi Tinh River.

Pork Commentary: National Pork Industry Conference Report
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Serious Health Threat from Weaner Imports
UK - The prospect of weaners being imported into Britain from the European mainland could pose a serious health threat to the UK pig herd, says Stephen Curtis, chairman of pig-breeding company ACMC Lt...

Bachoco Reports Higher Q2 Sales, Margin
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announced its second quarter (Q2) 2009 results. Sales were up by more than 20 per cent, and operating margin improved despite the challenging economic conditions in Mexico...

Pfizer May Sell Animal Health Assets
GENERAL - Pfizer Inc. is 'actively engaged in negotiations’ over animal-health assets that it must divest to win US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Wyeth, a Pfizer executive said.

Maple Leaf Endorses Report Recommendations
CANADA - The president and CEO of Maple Leaf Foods is endorsing recommendations contained in a just released report on a 2008 listeriosis outbreak linked to one of his company's processing plants, writes...

Listeria Report Finds Series of Failings
CANADA - The report into the causes and actions taken during the listeria outbreak in Canada last year that killed 22 and made 57 people seriously ill has found a series of failings at both government...

San Miguel Food Group Posts Higher Profits
PHILIPPINES - San Miguel Purefoods Co. Inc. (SMPFC) has posted a 26-per-cent increase in first half profits this year and expects sales to reach 80 billion pesos (PHP) for the year.