Canadian Govt Invests in Farm Animal Care in BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Government of Canada is investing more than $500,000 to help British Columbia livestock and poultry producers share information and raise industry awareness of farm animal...

Weekly Outlook: Early Corn and Soybean Exports
US - The USDA has projected that corn exports will rebound sharply during the current marketing year, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois.

CME: Canadian Breeding Herd Reduction Slowed
US - The government of Canada announced on Friday the details for two programs to aid its beleaguered pork industry, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily Livestock Report for 5 October.

Market Preview: Price Spreads Exacerbated
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Signs of Hog Industry Recovery by Next Summer
US - The "first signs of the financial dawn" are starting to creep over the horizon in the US hog industry.

China a Promising Market for Food Safety Products?
CHINA - China’s demand for food safety products is forecast to grow 15 per cent per annum through 2013 to 13 billion yuan (US $2 billion), according to a new 252-page Freedonia industry study, entitled...

Report: Kampala and Mukono Lead in Pig Rearing
UGANDA - Almost half of the 3.2 million pigs in the country are kept by farmers in only three districts of Uganda, a report reveals.

Pork Industry Restructuring Plan Details Announced
CANADA - Canada's agriculture minister says there is a future for hog production in this country but the industry needs to right sized, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Program Available for Canadian Pork Producers
CANADA - Canadian pork producers can start applying for government-backed loans on Monday. Applications will also be available for the Hog Farm Transition Program starting this week.

CME: Hog Slaughter This Week Slightly Higher
US - Lean hog carcass future for Q4 of this year continue to hover at a little under $50 per cwt, which implies $36.5 on a live basis and negative margins anyway you look at it, write Steve Meyer and...

Major Players May Try to Tinker with DAPP
UK - Although contract sellers still have surprised smiles on their faces following the slight upward move in the DAPP which, defying gravity, went from 149.49p to 149.66p, the going was much stickier...

Weekly Review: Hogs and Pigs Report Bullish
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Chinese Swine Team Increases Interest in US DDGS
US - A team of nine large-scale hog producers traveled to the United States from China this week to gain practical experience and expand their knowledge in order to improve production efficiency and reduce...

Smithfield Foods Confident in Future Performance
US - Smithfield Foods, Inc. said yesterday that its President and Chief Executive Officer, C. Larry Pope, sold 100,000 shares of Smithfield Foods common stock to meet personal financial obligations.

Polish Pork, Poultry Meat Prices Rocket
POLAND - The prices of pork and poultry meat have risen 10 per cent since the beginning of 2009.

CME: Cull Sow Supply on US-Canadian Market to Rise
US - In Monday’s edition of DLR, we stated that the upcoming Canadian sow herd buyout program might decrease cull sow exports to the US as last year’s program did, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Pork Producers Call on Manitoba Govt for Assistance
CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is urging the Manitoba government to follow the lead of other provinces and provide much needed financial support for the province's pork producers, writes Bruce Cochran...

Farmers Urged to Follow Product Label Instructions
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is reminding farmers that off-label use of veterinary medicines may land them a day in court and a significant fine.

Quality Meat Scotland Plans for the Future
SCOTLAND, UK - Quality Meat Scotland is set to take steps to ensure it remains strongly positioned to robustly deliver its important red meat promotion and development workload for the Scottish livestock...

Former Minister Defends Hog Plant Grants
CANADA - PEI's agriculture minister under the Pat Binns administration was called before a legislative committee to explain why that government gave $2 million in grants to the provincial hog plant.

NASDA Plans to Help Producers
US - The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) has put forward a plan to take extra dairy, pork and poultry supplies off the market to help producers.

Further Cuts Needed to Drive Up Hog Prices
CANADA - A Des Moines, Iowa-based agricultural economist says further reductions will be needed in the North American breeding herd to push up hog prices and restore profitability, writes Bruce Cochra...

Soybean Producers Step Up Support of Pork Exports
US - As the US pork industry continues to deal with difficult economic times, maintaining a strong level of US pork exports is considered a key to restoring profitability.

Pig Health: Your Chance to Benefit
UK - Practical steps to improve pig health will be made as the Yorkshire and Humberside Health (YHH) project moves into its next stage. A a series of local producer meetings has been organised, running...

Texas Meeting Returns to Review Industry Change
TEXAS, US - Industry changes are the focus of the Animal Manure Management Conference, which started at Round Rock yesterday. Keynote speakers are addressing environmental, regulatory and public relations...