FAO Food Price Index Rebounds in January
GLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index rose by nearly two per cent or four points from December to January – its first increase since July ...

Italian Pork Prospects Poor; Irish Forecasts Positive
GLOBAL - About 10 per cent of Danish pig production is located outside Denmark. As a result, farmers and investors have managed to establish large production installations which annually deliver about...

This Week's Pig News Round–Up
ANALYSIS - One of the largest pig meat producers in the EU has announced its plans to raise pig welfare standards at home, which will push up pork prices, and to seek expansion possibilities in China,...

Rabobank: Prospects for Pork Bright in Q1 of 2012
GLOBAL - Prospects for the pork industry appears bright during the beginning months of 2012. Many segments of the pork industry returned to profitability in 2011 and as a result, stronger margins are expected...

Downward Trend in Slaughterings Forecast for 2012
GLOBAL - Pig slaughterings in the European Union grew two per cent year-on-year during the first three quarters of 2011.

This Week’s Pig News Round-Up
ANALYSIS – Several reports in the news in the last week highlight recent advances in pig production, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden. Topics range from vaccine efficacy and feeding GM maize to the...

Success in Strengthening Canada-US Relations
US & CANADA - The Chair of Manitoba Pork Council reports efforts to strengthen relations among Canadian and US pork producers have been highly successful, Bruce Cochrane writes.

Drought and Floods Hitting Agricultural Production
GLOBAL - A strange mixture of drought and foods appears to be affecting agricultural and livestock production across the Americas - both North and South.

Welfare of Animals in Transport Still a Concern
ANALYSIS - Concern is growing again over the way livestock is being transported both for slaughter and as live exports, writes ThePigSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris.

FAO Food Price Index Ends Year with Sharp Decline
GLOBAL - Food prices fell in December 2011 with the FAO Food Price Index dropping 2.4 per cent, or five points from November, FAO said yesterday....

This Week's Pig News Round-Up
ANALYSIS - FDA has announced it is to tighten the use of antimicrobials in farm animals, prohibiting the cephalosporins except in exceptional cases, writes Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePigSite. This...

OFC - Reduce Waste to Meet Food Demand
GLOBAL - In the next 25 to 50 years, food production will have to double to keep up with growing populations and growing consumption, writes ThePigSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.

PIC Announces First Shipment from US to Russia
US and RUSSIA - PIC has completed delivery of 1,071 high-health breeding pigs from the US to key account Gvardia in the Stavropol Region of Russia.

Highest Ever Corn Bills to Curb Hog Farm Profits
SOUTH AMERICA - The revival in crop prices on South America weather concerns has left livestock farmers on track for their most expensive year for corn, crimping hopes for hog farm profitability.

Pork Commentary: Swine Industry Gets Support
CANADA & US - The North American Swine Industry is mostly situated where grain and soybeans are grown. The high price of these crop commodities has increased farm land values in North America in there...

Pig News Round-Up
ANALYSIS - The pig market in the US finished 2011 in a strong position, based on the latest USDA inventories and recent pig meat export figures, writes Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePigSite. With...

Russia Lowers Meat Import Quotas
RUSSIA, BELARUS & KAZAKHSTAN - The Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union (CU) has lowered the amount of pork and poultry meat that will be imported into Russia this year.

Russia Joins WTO - A 'Win-Win'?
GENERAL - World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade ministers agreed Russia’s application to join the global trade rules body last week, after 18 years of negotiation - but what does it mean for UK agric...

Africa: What Do Livestock Add?
AFRICA - Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Rushton and Dr Barbara Haesler who have been awarded £45k by GALVmed, an organisation that is committed to protecting livestock and saving human lives and livelihoods,...

Increased Pork Exports Key to Industry's Profitibility
US & CANADA - A US-based agricultural economist is crediting the dramatic turnaround in profitability within the North American swine industry to increased global exports of pork, Bruce Cochrane write...

Gains in Efficiency of Livestock Systems Needed
GLOBAL - By 2050 an expanded world population will be consuming two thirds more animal protein than it does today, bringing new strains to bear on the planet's natural resources, according to a new FAO...

Australia, China Continue Agricultural Partnership
AUSTRALIA and CHINA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Joe Ludwig, has announced six successful Australian applicants for a prestigious Australia-China exchange programme during talks...

Meriden Appoints New Regional Manager
GLOBAL - Meriden Animal Health Limited has appointed Dr Wael H A Abdelrahman BVetMed MScVetSc PhD as a Regional Technical Sales manager.

This Week's Pig News Round-Up
ANALYSIS - Downsizing of the US pig industry in recent years seems to have benefited the survivors as pork exports for the year break records and producers are on course to return to profitability, writes...

Cargill Cuts Global Workforce
GLOBAL – Cargill is to cut its workforce by up to 2,000 of its 138,000 employees globally, a change of about 1.5 per cent.

African Swine Fever Threat Level Raised
ANALYSIS - African Swine Fever (ASF) has been breaking out in several regions of the Russian Federation in recent months. Indeed, the head of the Russian Veterinary Service, Rosselkhoznador, Sergey...

US and EU on Collision Course over Antibiotics?
OPINION - The debate over the use of antibiotics on animals and their potential to produce antibiotic resistance in humans has been stepped up in recent weeks.

Rabobank Report: Outlook 2012 ‘Down, but not Out’
GLOBAL - Rabobank sees agri commodity prices down, but not out in 2012.

CPF Aims to Control China & Viet Nam Businesses
CHINA & VIET NAM - Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the SET-listed food flagship of the CP Group, announced a 66.3-billion-baht fund to gain control of agricultural subsidiaries in China and Viet Nam...

Prices Stay High in Difficult Times
ANALYSIS - There have been some unusual movements in the global agricultural and livestock markets recently, writes TheMeatSite editor in chief Chris Harris.