UK Slaughter Statistics - March 2010
UK - UK clean pig slaughterings were four per cent higher than in February 2009 at 704 thousand head. Pig meat production was 58 thousand tonnes, a rise of seven per cent on February 2009.

EU Pig Prices: Unchanged Quotations Throughout EU
EU - This week, the European slaughter pig market is characterised by mostly unchanged quotations.

Butchery Site Even More Cutting Edge
UK - A new and improved version of the Cutting Edge, a free and unique resource featuring video clips of a master butcher at work, has been launched on Quality Meat Scotland’s website.

Smithfield Sees Profits Return
US - US meat and pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has reported income for the third quarter of the 2010 financial year of $37.3 million, compared to a loss last year of $108.1 million.

Tyson Indiana Pork Plant Slaughter Still Suspended
INDIANA, US - Hog slaughter at Tyson Foods Inc's fire-damaged Logansport, Indiana, pork plant could restart late this week or early next week, the company said on Monday.

EU Pig Prices: Ranging from Steady to Falling
EU - The prices in this week’s slaughter pig market prove to range from steady to falling throughout Europe.

EU Gives Home Slaughtering Green Light
CZECH REPUBLIC - The Czech Republic claims to have won an important victory for the home slaughtering of pigs for the manufacture of traditional domestic products.

Hog Slaughter Down Compared to Same Week Last Year
US - This was another good week for hog prices. Barrow and gilt prices ended the week $1-3 higher than where they started, write Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

CME: Sharp Fall in February Sow Slaughter
US - The livestock industry equivalent of “plant and equipment” in General Economics 101 is “Breeding herd” or, more precisely, “Female Herd,” write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Market Preview: Good News for Pork
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

EU Pig Prices: Inconsistent Appearance Throughout
EU - This week, there appear to be slight inconsistencies in the European slaughter pig market.

Pork Production Down Compared to a Year Ago
US - Commercial red meat production for the United States reached 3.92 billion pounds in January, down six per cent from the 4.17 billion pounds produced in January 2009, according to the USDA's National...

CME: FI US Hog Slaughter Lower Than a Year Ago
US - We have had several inquiries about Friday’s statement that January US pork production was 10.7 per cent lower than one year ago — primarily because that number differs with some readers’ private...

Fewer Sows Leads to Reduced Sow Slaughter
US - Sow prices reached record highs this week, report Ron Plain and Glenn Grimes in their weekly review of the US hog industry.

Pigs Relax to Music Before Slaughter
CHINA - A pig deserves at least 12 hours of solitude, walking, patting, and music if possible before it is slaughtered, a central China city has ruled.

Israel Slaughters More Pigs than Cattle
ISRAEL - In Israel more pigs are slaughtered for food each year than cattle.

EU Pig Prices: Quotations Steady to Increasing
EU - This week, the slaughter pig market is characterised by a steady to upward trend.

CME: Slaughter Closer to Predicted Levels
US - One call that analysts must make from time to time is whether a particular USDA report is, in fact, accurate and, if not, how inaccurate might it be and how might the inaccuracy impact supplies,...

UK Slaughter Statistics - February 2010
UK - The latest statistics produced by Defra reveal that the UK's clean pig slaughterings were 13 per cent higher than in January 2009 at 716,000 head. Pigmeat production was 75,000 tonnes, a rise of 14...

CME: Sharp Fall in US Sow Slaughter Levels
US - Barring any serious and widespread production challenges, a necessary condition for reducing pork output is a smaller breeding herd, according to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Record Pork and Poultry Production in 2009
GERMANY - According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), more than 7.7 million tonnes of meat was produced from commercial slaughtering in Germany in 2009.

EU Pig Prices: Cheerful Sentiment in Markets
EU - After last week’s pan-European price increases, the European pig prices appear to be steady or even going up this week.

Pork Commentary: Better but Not Good Enough
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

EU Pig Prices: Quotations Rising Throughout Europe
EU - The slaughter pig market presents increasing prices again throughout Europe this week.

Abattoir Closure Leaves Pork Producers in the Lurch
AUSTRALIA - Pork producers in south-west New South Wales (NSW) are scrambling to find new abattoirs to slaughter their pigs following the closure of Young's meatworks.