Importers Defend Trade as Truss Demands PC Report
AUSTRALIA - There are fears pork producers may be in for a wait for the Productivity Commission's latest report into crisis-gripped industry, which is due to be handed to the Federal Government today.

Pork company defends use of imported ham
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited is calling on Australia's biggest producer of Christmas hams to withdraw one of its products from the market.

Company denies ham is a sham
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited has raised alarm bells about a processed ham, which it strongly suspects combines the meat of a Canadian pig, with the bone of an Australian pig.

Pork labels confusing say producers
AUSTRALIA - Australian pork producers have called for new labelling legislation to replace current standards which they say are unclear and misleading.

Death knell for the hog industry
AUSTRALIA - Cumberland County's hog industry will soon be a memory with the province's refusal to provide additional funding to struggling farmers, says one of the area's largest pig farmers.

Imports overwhelm pig industry
AUSTRALIA - The amount of pork consumed by Australians has jumped by more than one-third since 2002 to 486,000 tonnes.

Australian Pork Ltd. Welcomes New R&I General Manager
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited is pleased to welcome Dr Darryl D´Souza, who has been appointed to the position of General Manager, Research & Innovation. Dr D´Souza completed his PhD studies in 1998, at the University of Melbourne, and has worked...

Democracy Or Corruption In The MLA
AUSTRALIA - ABA Chairman Brad Bellinger said today, At the MLA's Nov 22 AGM ordinary MLA members will have a hollow vote on the appointment of only three candidates for three vacant MLA Director positions.

Biofuel producer leaves Australia for US
AUSTRALIA - An Australian biofuel producer has decided to shut down its operations in Perth and Adelaide for more favourable market conditions in the United States, due to soaring feed costs and the lack of government support.

New processing line for PPC Linley Valley Fresh
AUSTRALIA - Meat processor PPC Linley Valley Fresh has officially opened its new $4 million pork boning line at its Wooroloo plant in Western Australia.

Australia cuts wheat crop forecast
AUSTRALIA - The Australian government has further reduced its forecast for this year’s wheat production as a lack of rain and above-average temperatures inflict more damage on the country’s hard-hit farmers.

Summit on Australia's grain supply squeeze
AUSTRALIA - A feedgrain summit in Canberra between the major livestock feedgrain user groups, Federal Government officials and other industry stakeholders has highlighted the unprecedented factors that are driving grain prices to record highs and causing...

Meet your meat
AUSTRALIA - Why do we think it's all right to do it to pigs, writes Veronica Ridge in a report on cruelty-free meat production.

'Exercise Wild Boar' to test NT disease response
AUSTRALIA - A simulated outbreak of swine fever is being played out across the Northern Territory today and tomorrow.

Pig shooters helping to spread disease
AUSTRALIA - Recreational hunters who move feral pigs across Australia illegally may be helping to spread diseases like Japanese encephalitis and foot and mouth, says one researcher.

Pig prices slightly stronger
AUSTRALIA - With the Christmas season rapidly approaching, pig prices are set to rise further on the back of a shrinking supply.

APL welcomes Productivity Commission inquiry
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the Australian Government that the Productivity Commission (PC) will undertake a safeguards inquiry into the impact of imports of pig meat on the Australian pork indus...

Imports blamed for pork job cuts
AUSTRALIA - Victoria's largest pork producer is blaming cheap imports for its decision to dramatically scale back operations.

Middle East Livestock Cruelty Draws Mixed Response
AUSTRALIA - Footage Of livestock mistreatment in the Middle East has raised concern across Australia. The Animal Australia organisation has called for a ban on all Australian livestock exports to the Middle East, but this action has been criticised by...

Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Australian Pigmeat Industry
AUSTRALIA - The Treasurer, the Minister for Trade and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry announced that the Productivity Commission will undertake a safeguards inquiry into the impact of imports of pigmeat on the Australian pork industry....