Groups Urge Congress to Aid Ailing Pork Industry
US - “There are many challenges facing the economic viability of the pork sector including higher input costs for feed and energy, an over-abundance of supply in the domestic market, weakening demand and...

Pork Industry Facing Range of Challenges
CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says its new board of directors will need to address a range of challenges, writes Bruce Cochrane.

CME: Overall Decline in Red Meat and Poultry Supplies
US - Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, in their Daily Livestock Report for 22 October, write that USDA yesterday released the results of its monthly cold storage survey.

Pork Board's Board of Directions Election Underway
CANADA - The ballots have been circulated and the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board's 2010 Board of Directions Election is now underway, writes Bruce Cochrane.

CME: Ethanol Uses as Much Corn as Livestock
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, the US corn harvest continues to track well below year ago and five year average levels, raising concerns not just about current harvest output potential...

China's Pig Industry Enters Mature Phase
CHINA - After three decades of rapid development, the country's pig industry has entered the mature stage, according to a recent report.

Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip - Week 2
RUSSIA - This week's pork commentary by Jim Long again focuses on the Russian hog market.

ACMC Nucleus Expansion in the Philippines
PHILIPPINES - To meet unprecedented demand for the prolific AC1 hybrid gilt in the Philippines, Wellisa Farms has invested 15 million Philippine pesos (over £200,000) to expand its nucleus herd from 300...

Investment Encouraged in Those Who Farm the Land
CANADA - A University of Manitoba plant science professor is urging society to re-invest more of the money saved from reduced food costs in ensuring the stability of farming, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Making Use of Existing Support Programs Encouraged
CANADA - Manitoba agriculture minister is encouraging the province's pork producers to make use of existing programs to cope with ongoing losses while her staff explores additional avenues for providing...

CME: H1N1 in Pigs No Surprise to US Pork Industry
US - USDA confirmed yesterday that a pig exhibited at last month’s Minnesota State Fair had novel H1N1 influenza — the influenza strain also called “swine” flu, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

FMD NEWS: Govt Seeks FMD-free Status for Luzon
GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.

NPPC and USMEF Comment on H1N1 Outbreak
US - With yesterday’s announcement by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that pigs in Minnesota tested positive for the 2009 novel H1N1 virus, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) reiterates...

Pork Producers Step Up Call for Provincial Assistance
CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is urging the provincial government to follow the lead of the federal government and several other provinces in providing support for its hog sector, writes Bruce Cochra...

New Factsheets Point to Greater Pig Productivity
UK - Three new factsheets are now available from BPEX focused squarely on reducing the costs of pig production.

Market Preview: Pork Export Picture Not So Bad
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

EU Pig Prices: Varied Trend in Europe
EU - The prices in Europe fall in the last 8 weeks from 8 cents in Ireland to almost 27 cents in Spain.

CME: Will Hog Numbers Fall Below Expected Levels?
US - The government of Canada will announce this Friday how the first $10 million of its Hog Farm Transition Program (HFTP) funding will be spent, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily Livestock...

KAP Calls on Manitoba to Help Hog Producers
CANADA - KAP is calling on Manitoba to offer assistance to hog producers similar to that offered in other provinces, writes Bruce Cochrane.

EU Finished Pig Supplies Likely to Fall in 2009
EU - The results of the latest EU pigmeat working group suggest that for the full year 2009, finished pig supplies will fall by almost three per cent to 248.8 million head.

Minister Smith Underlines Commitment to Pig Sector
IRELAND - Speaking at the IFA National Pig Farmers' Forum in Athlone on Friday (16 October), the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, emphasised his commitment to the Irish pig...

Pork and Poultry Purchases in UK Flying High
UK - Consumer purchases of bacon are soaring and fresh pork and sausages are in hot pursuit according to new figures produced for BPEX.

Canadian Govt Invests in International Pork Marketing
CANADA - The Government of Canada is investing in marketing world-class, safe and healthy Canadian pork in international markets.

We're Paying the Price Now
UK - We are now starting to pay the price for the halcyon days of spring and early summer when United Kingdom pig prices soared above European levels, writes Peter Crichton in his Traffic Lights comme...