Pig Industry News
Monday, May 20, 2013
Weekly Overview: New Pig Viral Disease Confirmed in USANALYSIS – Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) has been found for the first time in four states in the US, while Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) has been reported in Kazakhstan (in cattle). In advances...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
UK Pig Meat Market Trends ANALYSIS- A summary of the trends in the pig industry in the UK by senior editor, Jackie Linden, based on the new edition of the 'Pig Pocketbook' from BPEX....
Monday, May 13, 2013
Weekly Overview: Progress on PRRS and Other Pig Health IssuesGLOBAL - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is among the world's most costly pig diseases and it is proving challenging to control, particularly because of the different viral strains...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Weekly Overview: Mixed Fortunes in Global Pig Meat MarketsANALYSIS – The additional costs of compliance with EU sow welfare rules is being blamed for short pig supplies and high prices in Spain, while the slump in US pig meat exports is attributed to the Russian...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Weekly Overview: Feed: Price Trends, Analysis and a Predictor of Welfare Issues?ANALYSIS - Two new market reports indicate better times ahead for pig producers, with feed prices predicted to fall. Recently published research has revealed a better way to evaluate the nutritive value...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Weekly Overview: Understanding US Pork Market TrendsANALYSIS - The upward trends in US pork exports would have been even more pronounced if feed prices had not risen so dramatically since 2008, according to industry analysts, and it was a technological...
Mexico Faces Severe Drought AgainANALYSIS - With Mexico facing severe drought conditions again this year, the federal government has announced stringent conservation measures to preserve already tight water supplies, particularly in a...
Monday, April 15, 2013
Weekly Overview: Mixed Fortunes for the Danish, Brazilian Pig IndustriesANALYSIS - This week's news includes detials of the mixed fortunes for the Danish pig industry over the last year, according to the annual report of Denmark's Pig Research Centre. In Brazil, too, the industry...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
US Grain Futures Weaken Modestly in Wake of USDA's Supply and Demand ReportANALYSIS - Grain futures markets were under modest selling pressure in the wake of the latest US Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report issued late Wednesday morning, writes Jim Wyckoff,...
Does Having Protected Geographical Status Boost Product Values?ANALYSIS - Having protected geographical indication status for food and drink products in the EU can more than double the prices obtained on the open market, writes Chris Harris....
Monday, April 08, 2013
Weekly Overview: PRRS Continues to Challenge US ProducersANALYSIS - Diseases continue to challenge the world's pig producers. In the US, PRRS continues to be problematical, while foot and mouth disease rumbles on in Russia and there has been the first report...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Weekly Overview: Significant Advance Made in Disease ControlANALYSIS - Scientists in the UK have developed a new synthetic vaccine against Foot and Mouth Disease, which is being hailed as the start of a new era in vaccine development. It has been established that...
Ethics, Antibiotics, Consumer Opinion Shaping Buying DecisionsANALYSIS - The ethics of meat production are issues that many consumers decide upon away from the supermarket, but as soon as they enter the store other driving factors take over, writes Chris Harris....
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Will Retailers be Responsible for New EU Meat and Food Labelling Laws?ANALYSIS - The complexities of food labelling regulations for European food producers and those exporting to threw European Union are about to become a whole lot more complex, writes Chris Harris....
Monday, March 25, 2013
Weekly Overview: Water, GM Crops and Product SustainabilityANALYSIS - Sustainability is the theme of this week. Last Friday was World Water Day, which was marked with the release of a new report on the growing threat of water scarcity in many regions. Surprisingly...
Looming Threat of Water ScarcityANALYSIS - Last Friday - 22 March - was World Water Day. It is held each year as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Allendale, Inc. Releases US Cattle on Feed, Cold Storage EstimatesANALYSIS - Allendale, Inc., in their estimates for the Cattle on Feed and Cold Storage, both due to be released on Friday, 22 March at 2 pm Central Time, expects February placements to be 13.4 per cent...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Importance of Sustainability Growing for Food IndustryANALYSIS - Sustainability is becoming a major item for the food industry around the world, as resources become more restricted and demand grows....
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
GM Crops: Is European Farming at Risk?ANALYSIS - The debate over genetically modified (GM) crops in the European Union has been reignited with the launch of a new campaign hoping to halt the authorisation of 25 new GM crops in Europe, writes...
Monday, March 18, 2013
Weekly Overview: Sustainable Production without Antibiotics?ANALYSIS - The challenges facing us to feed the growing human population are immense but the aim simply has to be achieved. Whether this can be done sustainably make these challenges greater still; new...
Balancing More Food and Energy with Less PollutionANALYSIS - As the global population grows to an expected nine billion people by 2050, the need to produce more food and energy with less pollution is becoming more and more critical....
Consolidation in Russian Pork Sector Boost for Major Players ANALYSIS - The challenges being experienced by the Russian pig meat sector are likely to accelerate the consolidation of a fragmented pork industry, according to a report by the credit ratings company...
Friday, March 15, 2013
Can Myths over Antimicrobial Resistance be Broken?ANALYSIS - Consumer perceptions of how livestock is reared for meat have been shaped by misconceptions and misunderstanding, writes Chris Harris....
Thursday, March 14, 2013
VIV ASIA 2013: Opening CeremonyTHAILAND - VIV Asia 2013 and Aquatic Asia 2013 trade shows opened their doors yesterday, 13 March, with an opening ceremony attended by the agriculture ministers of the host country and the UK. Senior...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Analysts Project Negative Brazilian Protein OutlookANALYSIS - With greatest exposure to high grain prices, Brazilian pork and chicken sectors are expected to feel a greater squeeze this year as opposed to the more grass oriented beef sector....
Monday, March 11, 2013
Weekly Overview: New Look at COOL Welcomed by US FarmersANALYSIS - The latest proposal to amend Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) has been welcomed by the farmers' association. Meanwhile, the lack of agreement over the Farm Bill will reduce the USDA budget....
UPDATED: USDA Proposes Rule to Amend Labeling Under COOL, Industry RepsondsANALYSIS — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a proposed modification to the rules required for the labeling of muscle cut commodities covered under the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)...
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Will Trade Liberalisation Meet Growing Food Demand?ANALYSIS - World agrifood prices are expected to be 11.5 per cent higher in 2050 compared to 2007 and this increase is driven by stronger global demand stemming from increasing incomes and population and...
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
What Does the Sequester Mean for US Agriculture?ANALYSIS — President Obama continues to seek a compromise to the latest US Congressional budget battle that will end the sweeping, across-the-board government spending cuts now taking effect, writes...
Monday, March 04, 2013
Weekly Overview: US Pins its Pork Production Hopes on ExportsANALYSIS - As long as weather patterns are in the normal range, 2013 looks likely to be a much better year for US pig producers; feed costs should return to normality and the prospects for pork exports...
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