China Invests in Pig Breeding
CHINA - China has earmarked 3 billion yuan (€322 million) this year to support the large-scale breeding of pigs and cows in a bid to stabilise agricultural development and help raise farmers' incomes,...

Plummeting Prices Cause Pain to Pork Producers
CHINA - The price of pork has fallen on fear of influenza A/H1N1 - good news for consumers but not for farmers. The crisis has also shown up weaknesses in the supply chain.

Shanghai Eases Embargo on Pork
CHINA - Shanghai has lifted the embargo imposed on pork product imports from the United States and Canada during the early stages of the H1N1 flu outbreak.

Bailout Plan for Pig Farmers as Price Plummets
CHINA - Pig farmers are warned to stop expanding their farms after fear of the A(H1N1) flu and a glut of hogs caused China's pork prices to plummet.

Zhongpin Sees Profits Soar
CHINA - Chinese meat and food processor Zhongpin saw first quarter revenue grow by 41.5 per cent year on year to $153.8 million.

Govt to Invest $439m on Pig and Cow Breeding
CHINA - China has earmarked 3 billion yuan ($439 million) this year to support the large-scale breeding of pigs and cows in a bid to stabilize agricultural development and help raise farmers' incomes,...

China's Pork Prices Continue to Fall in April
CHINA - Pork prices in China further dropped in April due to over market supply and falling demand, analysts said earlier today.

Pork Supply Problems Emerge in China
CHINA - H1N1 flu elsewhere is highlighting problems in the pork supply chain, including a sharp drop in the wholesale price.

Mixed Feelings Toward Pork Voiced as Flu Spreads
CHINA - To eat pork or not to eat pork, that's the question for many Chinese consumers as swine flu, or the H1N1 influenza epidemic, spreads globally.

Chinese Feed Output Increasing Year-on-Year
CHINA - In 2008, China's feed industry continued to show a trend of stable development.

$9.5b Earmarked to Help Chinese Farmers
CHINA - The central government will spend 65 billion yuan ($9.5 billion) on infrastructure and services in rural areas to help farmers cope with the economic downturn, the State Council said yesterday...

Experts to Meet in China to Discuss Pig Production
CHINA - The Global Pig Forum is the first industry-wide conference for pig production. The forum brings together international experts the entire pig industry.

Chinese Deal Lifts Off for ACMC
CHINA - International pig-breeding company, ACMC, has delivered 525 genetically-advanced breeding pigs to China, in a deal, including technical support, valued at one million pounds Sterling.

Market Rejects 'Tainted' Livestock
CHINA - Guangzhou Tianhe Livestock Market stopped farmers from bringing in 151 pigs suspected to have been fed clenobuterol hydrochloride early yesterday morning.

Yurun Sees Profits Rise
CHINA - China Yurun Food Group, a leading vertically-integrated meat-product processor and supplier in China, recorded a turnover of HK$13,024 million compared to HK$8,635 million in 2007, representing...

Shuanghui: 24 Per Cent Rise in Full Year Net Income
CHINA - Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co (HSIDC), the listed arm of China's biggest meat processor Shuanghui Group, yesterday posted a 24 per cent increase in 2008 net profit, thanks to robust...

Henan Imports Herd of US Breeding Pigs
CHINA - The central Chinese province of Henan, a leading farm production base, has imported 360 breeding pigs from the United States to improve the quality of pork, the provincial animal husbandry bureau...

Zhongpin to Increase and Streamline Its Capacity
CHINA - Zhongpin Inc, one of China's leading meat and food processing company, has provided an update on its plan to increase and streamline its production capacity.

Recession Consumer Chickens Out of Pork
CHINA - Meat-eaters are "trading down" from beef and pork in favour of chicken as consumers pare their food costs, according to the chairman of grocery chain Safeway Inc and analysts at Deutsche Bank ...

Genus Increases Porcine Capacity in China
CHINA - Genus, a world leading animal genetics company, is pleased to announce significant advances in its strategy for expansion in China with progress being made in both the bovine and porcine sectors....

New Pig Supply Base for Hong Kong
CHINA - A live pig supply base for Hong Kong is to be set up in Henan province.

Officials Sacked over Chinese Pig Deaths
CHINA - Two officials were removed from their posts Wednesday for their poor performance in containing the spread of blue-ear disease that has killed more than 1,000 pigs in north China's Shanxi Province...

China Bans Filipino Pork Imports
BEIJING - China's top quality supervisor has banned imports of Philippine pork products after the island country reported finding of Ebola-Reston virus in four pig herds on its Luson Island at the end...

China Largest Pork Importer in History in 2008
CHINA - China's overseas purchases and imports of pork and pork products in calendar year 2008 were unprecedented for any single country in history, according to US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) calculations...

New Policy Issued to Prevent Hog Price Decline
CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc., the largest commercial hog producer and the largest premix feed company in China, today commented on a recently released Chinese central government administrative regulation...