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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wal-Mart Employees Arrested Following Pork ScandalCHONGQING, CHINA - Police in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality have arrested two Wal-Mart employees after the company was found to be selling regular pork that was falsely labeled as organic, local...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
China's Farm Produce Prices Up Slightly Last WeekCHINA - China's prices for most farm produce continued to rise in the week ending 9 October, while that of pork remained flat compared to the previous week, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said in a report...
Loopholes Suspected in Wal-Mart ManagementCHONQING, CHINA - Officials with the Chongqing Municipal government said on Tuesday that the business management of Wal-Mart may be "problematic" after 13 Wal-Mart stores in the city were closed temporarily...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Chongqing's Wal-Marts to Close for 15 DaysCHINA - Most of Wal-Mart's Chongqing branches have been ordered to pay heavy fines and suspend their business for 15 days after being found to have sold ordinary pork as high-quality pork.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Action on Illegal Slaughtering, Improving Meat SafetyCHINA - The Chinese authorities are to crack down on illegal slaughtering and strengthen meat safety through a nine-month action plan starting this month.
Falsely Labelled Pork Leads to Wal-Mart's ClosureCHINA - The government of Chongqing municipality has shut down 10 Wal-Mart stores that have been accused of fraudulently selling ordinary pork as organic pork, according to the local administration of...
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Tianli Acquires Land Use Rights, Facilities for HogsCHINA - Tianli Agritech, Inc. has acquired land use rights and facilities in the Osmanthus Village Industrial Park, Xiangfeng Town in Laifeng County, on which it also intends to build a 50,000-ton feed...
Monday, October 03, 2011
Zhongpin Starts Trial Pork Production in Tianjin CHINA - Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, started trial production at its new prepared pork products plant in Tianjin on Friday.
China Bans Clenbuterol TabletsCHINA - China has banned the production, sale and use of clenbuterol tablets, which are often illegally added to pig feed, the food and drug authority said on Friday (30 September).
Thursday, September 29, 2011
12th Five-year Plan for 'Shopping Basket' ProjectCHINA - In 2015, Fuzhou will supply over 40 per cent of its vegetables, 50 per cent of its pork and 30 per cent of its eggs as well as fish to its urban areas.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Global Economy Driven by Chinese PigsCHINA - Of the one billion pigs being raised in the world, about half are in China, where pork consumption is increasing as the economy develops.
Clenbuterol Crackdown Has Made Meat SaferCHINA - The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said yesterday (21 September) that more of the country's meat products are free of clenbuterol, an illegal fat-burning drug that is sometimes used as an additive...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
'Strong' Cloned Piglets Developing WellCHINA - Six piglets cloned from an animal famous for surviving more than a month trapped under the rubble of the Wenchuan earthquake are developing at a steady pace, say scientists.
Monday, September 19, 2011
China Pork Imports Set to Hit RecordCHINA - According to analysts, the country's pork imports are likely to hit a record this year, but the surge will have limited influence on rising prices.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Chinese Hog MarketsCHINA - China is the pork powerhouse of the world with over 51 per cent of the world's pigs being raised in the country, writes Ron Lane, Senior Consultant for Genesus in China.
Pork Prices Rose 46 Per Cent Last Month CHINA - The price of pork rose 46 per cent in August, following an increase of nearly 57 per cent in July.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Pfizer Forms Vaccine Joint VentureCHINA - Pfizer Animal Health, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., and Jilin Guoyuan Animal Health Co., Ltd. have announced that they will create a joint venture programme to develop, manufacture and distribute...
Friday, September 09, 2011
Wal-Mart Selling Ordinary Pork as 'Green' PorkCHINA - The global retail giant Wal-Mart said on Wednesday that consumers who bought ordinary pork sold as higher-quality pork will get double their money back.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Chinese Pork Prices Still ClimbingCHINA - Pork prices in China rose to a record high of 26.22 yuan ($4.1 yuan) a kilogram last week, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Pork Prices Rise Ahead of Festival SeasonCHINA - Pork prices rose 0.4 per cent during the week ending 2 September as upcoming holidays spurred an increase in demand, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Shandong Issues New Pork Quality RulesCHINA - East China's Shandong province issued new rules that require all pig abattoirs to keep records of animal's source, circulation and consumption information to guarantee its safety, according to...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
China Arrests over 900 in Tainted Pork Crackdown CHINA - Chinese authorities have arrested 989 people over the last six months as part of a national crackdown on the manufacture and sale of clenbuterol, an illegal fat-burning drug that is sometimes used...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Compulsory Vaccination Boosts Vaccine ProductionCHINA - Continued growth is forecast for the country's veterinary vaccine sector, particularly for pigs and poultry.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Chinese Pig Farmers Hope to Breed SuccessCHINA - Rising costs and diminishing returns are changing the way that the world's top pork producer raises pigs.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Continued Government Support for Pork BreedersCHINA - Sen Yu International Holdings, Inc. commented yesterday that it expects a continuation in government support of animal husbandry and rural infrastructure policies for agricultural products to benefit...
Shuanghui's H1 Net Profit Goes DownCHINA - China's Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co Ltd, the country's top meat processor, posted a 85 per cent slump in its first-half net profit and has forecast its third-quarter earnings to...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
China to Import More PorkCHINA - The central government is thought to be considering importing more pork in order to bring food inflation under control.
Pig Shortage Boosts Tianli's ResultsCHINA - Tianli Agritech reports second-quarter revenue 41 per cent higher than last year and net income was up 17 per cent.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Pork Commentary: Road Trip to China CHINA - Last week we arrived in China after our visit to Russia, writes Jim Long.
Friday, August 12, 2011
China's Soybean Imports Set to Maintain IncreaseCHINA - China will maintain an upward trend in soybean imports with the rise being driven by the widening profit margins of soybean oil crushers and the recovery of the hog production industry.
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