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Friday, October 30, 2009
Pork Trade Resumes After Easing H1N1 FearsAUSTRALIA - Australian pork sales are back to normal, with the easing of H1N1 flu fears.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
H1N1 Flu Outbreak Unlikely to Deter Pig BuyersAUSTRALIA - The organiser of Queensland's largest liveweight pig sale says he doesn't expect the latest outbreak of the A/H1N1 flu to worry buyers.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New Grain Variety to Help Pigs Grow FasterAUSTRALIA - Australian scientists have developed a new variety of grain which can help make pigs grow faster.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Pork Goes Pink to Show Local ProductionAUSTRALIA - Australian pork will be rebranded, making it easier for consumers to tell whether the pigs are raised here.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Pork Producer Forum in YoungAUSTRALIA - The NSW Farmers’ Association Pork Committee is inviting all pork producers to attend a Producer Forum and Dinner in Young next week.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Red Meat Production Down, but Chicken UpAUSTRALIA - The number of cattle, sheep, and pigs sent to the abattoir dropped by up to 30,000 head in the June quarter.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
No End in Sight to High, Volatile Feed Grain PricesAUSTRALIA - Prices of feed grains are expected to rise and become more volatile, according to a report by industry experts.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Fewer Pigs Paying Off for Qld Pork ProducersAUSTRALIA - A strategic move to reduce pork production has paid off for Queensland pig producers.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Meat Production Shifts Away from Mutton and PigsAUSTRALIA - Australian farmers are producing less mutton and pig meat.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Australians Eat More Pork and PoultryAUSTRALIA - The latest report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) on the red meat industry highlights how per capita consumption of pork and poultry meat is continuing...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Report Published on Meat, Fish Retailing in AustraliaAUSTRALIA - A new report entitled Meat Fish and Poultry Retailing in Australia provides the current and historical performance of the meat, fish and poultry trading in Australia industry.
Monday, June 01, 2009
Australia’s Pork Industry Gets a BoostAUSTRALIA - The recent announcement by the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke, to fund product information and labelling projects for Australia’s pork industry has been...
Friday, May 29, 2009
Aussie Pigs Could Catch the H1N1 Flu, Says ExpertAUSTRALIA - The H1N1 flu could infect the nation's pigs if not handled carefully, according to warnings issued by a biosecurity expert.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Update on Proposed Aussie Pig Levy AmendmentsAUSTRALIA - Over the past few weeks Australian Pork Limited (APL) has widely communicated to levy payers the details regarding an amendment to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulation Act...
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tasmania's Five Year Stand Against GMOTASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - Tasmania’s ban on the release of genetically modified organisms to the environment will continue for at least another five years under a Bill passed by Parliament today.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Australia Watching Flu Risk for Indonesian PigsAUSTRALIA - Australia is worried that the Indonesian pig population could be struck down with a new form of flu.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Consumers Happy to Keep Pork on Their ForkAUSTRALIA - Most Australians intend to continue buying and eating pork despite global concerns about the spread of the A/H1N1 variant influenza virus, according to a Quantum survey conducted last...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Prospects Improve for WA's ProducersAUSTRALIA - A surge in pork demand has come just in time for an industry in trouble in Western Australia (WA).
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Free Range Labelling in the SpotlightAUSTRALIA - The Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport has announced that it will be extending its inquiry to include the use of labels the 'organic' and 'free range' across all...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Queensland Pig Farmers Enraged by Fee RiseAUSTRALIA - Queensland pig producers have slammed a new annual fee that some claim could force them out of the industry.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Australia Forecasts an Organic FutureAUSTRALIA - From delectable dairy to chemical free meat, IBISWorld market researchers have predicted Australians will turn towards organic and biodynamic with renewed energy in the years ahead.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Buoyancy in Pork Prices Thanks to Stock ShortageAUSTRALIA - Pork prices are expected to remain strong for the next six to twelve months because of fewer domestic pigs.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Price Surge Continues into 2009AUSTRALIA - In 15 years of coordinating the weekly pig sales in Toowoomba, Queensland, store pig prices have never before reached the heights they have this week.
Monday, January 05, 2009
Pig Meat Rates Stall Producer ExodusAUSTRALIA - Pig meat prices have finally reached a level which has halted the exodus of producers from the industry.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Pig Returns Forecast to Remain HighAUSTRALIA - With supply of pig meat extremely tight, prices are forecast to remain high in 2009.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Pig Producers to Have a Merry ChristmasAUSTRALIA - Pig producers are set for a merry Christmas, with prices going through the roof in the past two months.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
NSW Government Alarms Aussie Pig FarmersAUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL), the national body representing Australian pig farmers, is extremely concerned by the NSW Government’s proposal to triple its ethanol fuel mandate for E10 petrol...
Sow Numbers Getting ElevatedAUSTRALIA - Australia's largest pork producer is lifting sow numbers and hiring staff in the face of a supply shortage.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Heated Competition Fuels Pig MarketAUSTRALIA - A continuation in strong pork and bacon demand fuelled animated and, at times, heated competition at the fortnightly Ballarat pig market last Wednesday - the third last pig sale for 2008.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Pork CRC Helps Cut Costs and Push ProductionAUSTRALIA - At a time of great challenge for the Australian pork industry, research by the Pork Cooperative Research Centre in the last year has reduced feed costs and improved herd production efficiency...
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