Looming shortage of Scottish pigmeat?
EUROPE - A major pig processing company in Scotland says eight Scottish pig producers, supplying around 11 per cent of the Scottish pig herd, have indicated their intention to pull out of pig farming.

EU pig prices: Bottoming out?
EU - The European finished pigs market is a little less pressurised this week. For seasonal reasons, consignments of slaughter pigs are still readily available.

GM Policy Has EU livestock In A Stranglehold
EU - FEFAC President Mr Pedro Corrêa de Barros called on the EU Farm Council to take urgent measures ensuring adequate access of livestock farmers to feed materials.

"Prevention is better than Cure"
EU - The European Commission adopted today a Communication setting out the EU's animal health strategy for 2007-13.

EU pig prices: Seasonal downturn!
EU - Now, at mid-September, pressure is clearly being exerted on the European pigs-mature-for-slaughter market.

Merial Launches CIRCOVAC In The EU
EU - Merial has obtained its European Registration from the EMEA for its new vaccine; CIRCOVAC®. Following the decision, it will now be allowed to launch in all EU Member States, from September to January next year.

EC bans pork export from Romania
EU - The European Commission imposed a ban on export of Romanian pork meat to EU member countries until December 31, 2009 because of the large number of swine fever cases registered in this country.

Europe feels the pain
EU - Eleven percent more sows were slaughtered in Germany between January and July compared to the same time last year. This indicates that a significant drop in the national herd is under way - a factor of escalating feed prices.

Stone Age farmers brought own pigs to Europe
EUROPE - Pig fossil DNA has been used by scientists to determine the arrival of farmers into Europe during the latter days of the Stone Age.

EU pig prices: Prices are stagnating!
EU - This week, quotations on the European finished pigs market are stagnating for the most part.

Porcine Circovirus Diseases project making good progress
EU - The project management team of the current multidisciplinary and multinational EC-funded research project on porcine circovirus diseases (STREP: PCVD www.pcvd.org) and the linked EC-funded PCVD Specific Support Action (SSA pcvd-ssa.vri.cz/) would...

Europe's Livestock Farmers Threatened By Higher Costs And Import Tide
EU - Pig, cattle and poultry breeders across Europe are struggling to stay afloat, weighed down by soaring feed prices but powerless to pass costs on to consumers.

EU pig prices: Inconsistent development!
EU - For the most part, quotations are increasing on the European finished pig market.

EU pig prices: Confidence returns!
EU - Pig prices are heralded to develop in a friendly way now, after they were found to stabilise across the European finished pig market last week.

Eu pig export ban lifted
EU - News of the re-opening of export markets in the EU to British pig meat will give the industry a much-needed boost says the British Pig Executive (BPEX).

European pig industry 'closing down'
EU - An increasing number of European arable farmers are doing their sums and quitting pig finishing.

EU pig prices: Markets for live pigs and meat prove to be diverging!
EU - This week, the markets for live pigs and meat are diverging throughout the European slaughter pig market.

EU pig prices: Balanced market – sinking slaughter weights
EU - This week, the European slaughter pig market turns out to be balanced for the most part.

GMO Zero Tolerance Devastating For EU Livestock Feed
EU - Coceral, the European grain and feedstuffs traders and Fefac, the EU compound feed manufacturers have welcomed the new EU Commission report on the economic impact of unapproved GMOs.

EU pig prices: Prices stabilise
EU - The European finished pig market proves to be steady this week.