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Monday, November 16, 2009
View news from United States CME: Hog Futures Bounce Back from the Lows
US - Livestock futures closed last week on a somewhat upbeat note as cattle and hog futures were generally higher on the day, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
View news from United States Weekly Outlook: Soybean and Corn Crop Forecasts
US - The USDA's November Crop Production report forecast the size of the 2009 US soybean crop at 3.319 billion bushels, 69 million bushels larger than the October forecast, writes Darrel Good,...
Saturday, November 14, 2009
View news from United Kingdom Only 20 Slaughtering Days to Christmas
UK - As predicted the recent slide in spot pig values has levelled out and although there was very little evidence of buyers paying much more, no cases were reported of any further drops with spot prices...
View news from United States Weekly Review: Pork Cutout Down from a Week Ago
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.
Friday, November 13, 2009
View news from Brazil Brasil Foods Sees R$210 Million Q3 Profit
BRAZIL - Meat and poultry processing giant, Brasil Foods, has recorded profits of R$210 million (real) in the third quarter of the year.
View news from United Kingdom More of UK's Shoppers Switch to Pork
UK - Pork is proving remarkably recession-proof as shoppers switch from more expensive beef and lamb.
View news from Philippines Hog Raisers Seek Lifting of Price Ceiling
PHILIPPINES - The country's local hog raisers are recommending the lifting of the price ceiling on pork by December, as farmgate prices are expected to rise in response to increased demand.
View news from United Kingdom BPEX Says DAPP to Stay in Current Form
UK - Following discussions by the BPEX board, it has been decided the Deadweight Average Pig Price (DAPP) is to continue in its current form.
View news from New Zealand Is New Zealand Pork on the Christmas Menu?
NEW ZEALAND - “Is New Zealand pork on the Christmas menu?” asks Angela McLeod, President of the New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPWNZ), “If its not, it should be!”
View news from Thailand CP Sees Profits Soar
THAILAND - South East Asian meat and fish processing company, Charoen Pokphand Foods, has posted profits of Baht 8,080 million for the first nine months of the year - up from Baht 2,824 million last y...
Thursday, November 12, 2009
View news from United States NPPC Applauds USDA's $50 Million Pork Purchase
US - The National Pork Producers Council yesterday commended US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for his decision to purchase up to $50 million of pork products, which will be used for various federal...
View news from Australia Aussie Industry Profits from Pork CRC Research
AUSTRALIA - Australia’s pork industry is finally enjoying better times with rising pig prices, falling grain prices and a very welcome return to profitability, a situation that’s been enhanced by some...
View news from Canada The Best Use of Low Cost Feed Ingredients
CANADA - A Saskatoon based livestock consultant reports nutritionists have been reformulating livestock rations in order to make the best advantage of an abundance of certain feed ingredients, writes Bruce...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
View news from Romania Romanian Deal Tops Landmark Year for JSR
ROMANIA - JSR Genetics has made another major advance into the key Eastern European market. Agro Expert of Cluj Napoca, Romania has been signed to distribute JSR’s superior genetics to pig producers throughout...
View news from United States $50 Million in Pork Bought for Food Programme
US - The USDA is to buy $82.6 million worth of pork, cherry, plum and apple products for federal food nutrition assistance programmees.
View news from United States CME: Talk of Lower Production in Markets
US - The USDA November supply and demand projections were released on Tuesday, 10 November and that gave us an excuse to again present the chart below.
View news from United States USDA Crop Report to Be Watched Closer
US - Wet and cold weather over much of the country in October put a dent in corn and cotton yields, but the Agriculture Department is still forecasting corn yields will be the highest on record and total...
View news from Singapore Fresh Pork Stalls Closed for Today
SINGAPORE - Pork sellers in wet markets across the island will take an unscheduled holiday today, following a gas leak that forced a one-day closure of the sole abattoir here.
View news from Belarus Belarus Bans Pork Imports from Russia
BELARUS - Belarus has imposed temporary restrictions on the pork import from Russia, Darya Kozlovskaya, spokeswoman for the Agriculture and Food Ministry, told
View news from China Zhongpin Reports Record Results for Q3 2009
CHINA - Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in China, has reported higher revenues, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2009.
View news from United States Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
View news from United Kingdom Boom in UK Processed Pork Exports
UK - British bacon, sausage and ham exports are hitting new heights with the Republic of Ireland remaining the largest market.
View news from Canada First Round of Tendering Under HFTP Complete
CANADA - The first 10 million dollars have been allocated under the 75 million dollar Canadian Hog Farm Transition programme, writes Bruce Cochrane.
View news from European Union EU Pig Prices: Prices Rise Almost All over Europe
EU - Finally, the knot was cut - as for the slaughter pig market, an upward trend is reported from almost all European countries.
View news from Singapore Ammonia Gas Leak Halts Pig Abattoir Operations
SINGAPORE - Operations were halted at Singapore's only pig abattoir on Monday due to an accidental ammonia gas leak.
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