Outbreak of PRRS in Parts of China Reported
CHINA - China's agriculture ministry has announced that an epidemic of swine disease that killed more than 80,000 pigs in 2007 has emerged in parts of the country.

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.

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...

China Denies Imposing Restrictions on EU Imports
CHINA - China has never placed any restriction on pork imports from the European Union (EU), and its demand for health certificate from the EU imported pork was needed to prevent the spread of A/H1N1 flu,...

Pork, Egg Prices Not Triggering Inflation
CHINA - China's Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai said Monday recent consecutive increases in the prices of pork and eggs were "normal", and would not trigger inflation.

New Appointments at Meriden (Guangzhou) Biotech
CHINA - Two new senior technical appointments have been made at Meriden (Guangzhou) Biotech Co Limited.

Yurun Sees Profits Rise
CHINA - China Yurun Food Group Limited, a leading vertically-integrated meat-product processor and supplier in China recorded a turnover of HK$5,834 million in the first six months of the year compared...

Chinese Pork Industry Impresses USMEF Chairman
CHINA - USMEF Chairman Jon Caspers traveled to the World Pork Conference in Qingdao, China, last week, making a presentation regarding the US pork industry.

Soaring Pork Price Not to Trigger Inflation
CHINA - Although the pork price in China has risen for 13 straight weeks, it is not likely to trigger inflation as it did previously, economists and industry analysts observed.

WPC REPORT - Flaws in Cancer Report Highlighted
CHINA - The report from the World Cancer Research Fund that links eating red meat with cancer contains a "significant error", writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris from the World Pork Conferenc...

WPC REPORT - Pledge for International Cooperation and Transparency
CHINA - The International Meat Secretariat has set out a seven point pledge to enhance transparency, animal welfare food safety and cooperation within the global pig meat industry at the World Pork Conference...

USMEF: Reaction of Chinese Consumers to H1N1
CHINA - Nearly two-thirds of China’s consumers stopped eating pork in the early stages of the H1N1 influenza outbreak this year, and more than one in five consumers in the world’s largest pork market still...

China Becomes Top Global Meat Producer
CHINA - China has become the world's leading meat producer, with 29 per cent of the global total output last year, an industry official said Thursday.

WPC REPORT - Pork Industry Facing up to Challenges
CHINA - The pig meat sector is facing three major challenges, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris at the World Pork Conference in Qingdao.

WPC REPORT - Call for Cooperation in Meat Sector
CHINA - The pig meat, meat and food industry around the world needs to establish greater cooperation and partnership to boost global development. This was the main message from the vice chairwoman of the...

WPC REPORT - Chinese Consumers Flu Virus Fears
CHINA - A quarter of the Chinese population believe that the A/H1N1 flu virus can be caught through eating pig meat.

China to Formulate Food Safety Standards
CHINA - China is now working on a new system of food safety standards that is expected to guarantee people's health and be more compatible with international norms, said a senior health official on Saturday...

VIV China 2009 Opens up a Second Hall
CHINA - Preparations for VIV China 2009 taking place from 19 to 21 October at NCIEC Beijing, are in full swing.

Zhongpin Upgrades Processing Plant for $6 Million
CHINA - Zhongpin Inc. has announced it is to upgrade its pork processing plant at Changge in Henan province to boost capacity by 37 per cent. The company is to give up its lease on a plant in Hebei province....

NDRC: Pork Price Rise Won't Cause Serious Inflation
CHINA - Recent increases in pork and egg prices will not lead to serious inflation in China, the country's economic planning agency said.

Lawmakers Warn of Disease Epidemic in China
CHINA - Lawmakers have warned of a 'grave hidden peril' of epidemic animal disease because of inadequate monitoring facilities and a complex international environment.

Chinese Pigs Fed Harmful Chemicals
CHINA - Many Chinese farmers continue to skirt the ban on chemical additives in food for pigs, increasing the risk of disease and illness in humans, according to a report from the nation's top legisla...

Pork to Keep China's Inflation on the Back-burner
CHINA - Pork, a trigger of past inflationary bouts in China, is likely to be a suppressant of price pressures in coming months and give the government leeway to keep monetary policy loose until the economic...

H1N1 Hit Hard but Zhongpin Reports Better Results
CHINA - Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, has reported higher revenues, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter (Q2)...

Registration Opens for VIV China
CHINA - Registration is now open to attend VIV China 2009, which will be in Beijing on 19 to 21 October.