Moves afoot for hog futures
CHINA - Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) yesterday said it is speeding up preparations for the debut of hog futures.

Chinse pig exports top 140,000 head for July
BEIJING - Dow Jones financial statistics reports that China exported 140,000 live pigs in July.

Shenzhen to Increase Pork Reserve
CHINA - Shenzhen'S government will increase its reserves of pork to 4,000-5,000 tons amid soaring prices for the staple meat.

Drug-free pigs to keep Olympic athletes clean
CHINA - China will breed pigs using hormone-free food for next year's Olympic athletes to avoid false-positive doping tests and use global positioning satellites to ensure food safety at the games.

China May Import More Pork to Ease Shortage, Shanghai JC Says
CHINA - China, the world's biggest pork consumer and producer, may boost imports of the meat after disease reduced the country's pig herds and worsened a supply shortage, Shanghai JC Intelligence Co. said.

China orders better management of pork markets amid rising prices
BEIJING - China has issued an urgent notice ordering stronger controls over unscrupulous pork selling practices amid soaring prices for the country's staple meat.

China to probe into illegal hikes in food prices
CHINA - The Chinese government has announced an investigation into sharply rising food prices, accusing companies of hoarding and threatening social stability.

Pig breeders to get $152m subsidies
CHINA - The government is to contribute 1.15 billion yuan ($152 million) toward sow insurance payments in a bid to curb the soaring pork price, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Vice premier underscores pork supply, food safety
CHINA - Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has urged local authorities to make more efforts to ensure pork supplies and food safety.

PRRS (Blue-ear) Outbreak Confirmed in China
CHINA - An outbreak of blue-ear pig disease outbreak has been confirmed in north China's Shanxi Province, but the local government said it has been contained.

Premier Wen calls for measures to boost pig farming
BEIJING - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for measures to boost pig farming as short supply has led to continued pork price hikes and consumer concerns about inflation.

China to pursue grain self-sufficiency and cut imports, says ING
BEIJING - China looks set to continue to rely more on its own production of grain and limit imports of the commodity to bridging temporary shortfalls as it pursues a program of achieving self-sufficiency, ING said in a research note, citing President...

China bans pork and poultry imports
BEIJING - China on Wednesday banned imports of pork and pigmeat products from the Republic of Georgia imports of poultry and poultry products from Germany, the Czech Republic, the State of Virginia of the United States.

Blue-Ear Vaccine Is Effective and May Curb Disease in China
CHINA - China, the world's largest pork consumer, said a new vaccine for pigs against so-called Blue Ear Disease is effective, and may curb the rate of new infections among herds from next month.

Man Diagnosed with Rare Pig-Borne Disease
CHINA - A 49-year-old man from Shenzhen has been diagnosed with Streptococcus Suis, a pig-borne bacterial disease that can be fatal.