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Friday, May 25, 2012
France, Romania Adjust Pig PopulationsANALYSIS - The figures for the pig counts in December 2011 have been revised by France and Romania, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Assessing Safety of Enterococcus faecium in FeedEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has developed pioneering guidance for the safety assessment of one of the most common probiotics used in animal feed, Enterococcus faecium.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
EU Pig Prices: Friendly Atmosphere in EU MarketsEU - The atmosphere has brightened a lot in the European slaughter markets.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Merial Appoints Pig Business ManagerUK & IRELAND - Merial Animal Health has announced the appointment of Nick Munce as Pig Business Development and Technical Manager for the UK and Ireland.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Avoid Misuse of Religious Exemptions to StunningEU - At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council this week, the Swedish delegation briefed the Council on the enforcement of the general requirement to stun animals before slaughter.
Cutting Animal Transport Time Just the StartEU - The welfare of animals in transport must be improved, but cutting transport time to eight hours must be supplemented by other measures, such as support for local slaughterhouses and meat processing...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
EU Pig Prices: Trend Reversal Triggered Off?EU - This week, prices appear mainly steady on the EU slaughter pig market.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Slat Issue ResolvedEU - Finishers with concrete slats with a slot width of more than 18mm, but not more than 21mm, will not need to replace them after all.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Boar Taint Has to GoEU - Meat contaminated with boar taint could become a reality in Europe. In 2018, boar castration will be abolished. Boars that are not castrated risk developing boar taint. DanBred aims to reduce the...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
French President-Elect Will Defend CAP BudgetFRANCE and EU - François Hollande's defeat of Nicholas Sarkozy in the French presidential run-off on 6 May has sparked debates about how agriculture and the wider economy will be impacted.
Monday, May 07, 2012
Farmers Fear EU Law Could Harm Pork IndustryEU - Pig numbers in the European Union could fall by as much as 10 per cent and the price of pork could rise substantially when tougher animal welfare regulations come into force next year.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
EU Pig Prices: Prices Occur Only on the SpotEU - The slaughter hog prices on the EU markets continue to show little movement, the trends are, however, not as uniform as in the past few weeks.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Ag Council Urged to Act to Avoid Market DistortionEU - At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxemburg last week, the Commission briefed the Council on the deadline for the new animal welfare requirements foreseen in directive 2008/120 laying...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Plans for EU Sow Stall Ban in Disarray, Says CIWFEU - EU plans for a partial ban on sow stalls from 1 January 2013, which will free millions of pigs from a life of confinement, are in disarray with only 10 countries likely to be ready for the new rules...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
EU Pig Prices: Still Only Little Movement in MarketsEU - There still is only little movement on the EU slaughter pig market. In almost all countries, the same scene is found: The quantities of pigs mature for slaughter fall far below last year’s figures....
Call for EU-wide Fair Play in Grocery ChainEU - A new report has backed up calls for an effective adjudicator to police the UK Groceries Supply Chain Code of Practice.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Commission Reduces Refunds on Pork ProductsEU - The Single Common Market Organisation (CMO) Management Committee for animal products took a number of votes on 19th April. In each case there was a "non avis" (ie neither a qualified majority of Memebr...
Short Supply Chains Increase Farm ReturnsEU - Copa-Cogeca welcomed today the debate at the EU Commission Conference on Local Agriculture and Short Food Supply Chains, claiming short supply chain networks or local sales networks help farmers to...
Excessive Bureaucracy under EU SubsidiesEU - Danish Farm Minister and President in-office of the EU Farm Council, Ms Mette Gjerskov, highlighted the need for EU farmers to be able to compete in the marketplace at a major debate at Copa-Cogeca’s...
Friday, April 20, 2012
EU Pig Industry above the Law?EU - Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has highlighted the hidden misery of millions of pigs across the European Union and called on the EU Commission to investigate widespread flouting of EU laws designed...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
EU Welfare Regulations and the Law of Unintended ConsequencesANALYSIS – EU regulations banning battery cages for laying hens and sow stalls have much to commend them but the impacts on the market may have been overlooked or underestimated, writes senior editor,...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
EU Ag Reforms Criticised as Too ComplexEU - The European Court of Auditors has said that the legislative framework of the Common Agricultural Policy reform remains too complex. In particular the Court said that the reforms focused to much on...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
BPEX Updates Likely Impacts of EU Stalls BanEU - An updated report has been produced by BPEX examining the readiness of European countries for the introduction of the partial stalls and tethers ban on 1 January 2013.
EU Pig Prices: Conditions Still Stable in EU MarketsEU - Supply and demand are still well balanced on the European slaughter pig market. So, stable prices were mostly recorded.
Brussels Faces Another Blow to its CredibilityEU - It is still not clear whether Brussels is facing a winter of discontent over its controversial concrete slats rule but it is a strong possibility, says National Pig Association.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Young Farmers Central to Policy ReformEU - Addressing the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) yesterday in Brussels, Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos said that he wants to make Young Farmers central to the post-2013 reform of the...
EU Draws up Animal Cloning OptionsEU - The EU has begun a process to draw up new rules to govern the cloning of farm animals.
European Pig Producers Did Better Last Year EU - European Union farm incomes rose 3.7 per cent last year, according to a new analysis by the European Commission agriculture department.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Dutch & Danish Use Welfare Directive Against SpainEU - The Secretary General of the Coordination of Organizations of Farmers and Ranchers (COAG), Michael White, yesterday said that Denmark and the Netherlands are using the welfare directive on pig farms...
Genesus Global Market Report - Spain and EUEU - Spanish Hog markets have show acceptable prices in the first quarter 2012, writes Javier Santamartina, Sales and Consultant for Genesus Spain, Portugal and Italy.
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