Global Pig Industry News
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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Government Steps in as Bidding Causes DisarrayHONG KONG - A decision by Importers of live pigs to auction live pigs in place of the usual allocation process has left the market in disarray. Retailers and households are now paying inflated rates as...
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Boycott threatens supplies of fresh porkHONG KONG - Fresh pork is expected to be absent from most small butchers as buyers stage another boycott today.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Pork Crunch in Hong KongHONG KONG - Pork lovers will have to dig deeper into their pockets following another price rise - the third in six months.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Pork supply to rise with third importerHONG KONG - A third company has been given the green light to import live pigs from the mainland to increase the supply of fresh pork in Hong Kong and boost competition.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Smuggled pork seized at Lok Ma ChauHONG KONG - The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department has seized 200kg of pork of dubious origin in a joint operation with the Customs & Excise Department at Lok Ma Chau.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Public warned on high pork pricesHONG KONG - Hong Kong consumers will have to pay a high price for pork for at least six more months even though the price in the mainland has dropped more than 6 percent in recent weeks.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Hong Kong Piggeries Head for China as City Cites Health ConcernHONG KONG - Li Chung Woon started his first hog farm in Hong Kong's rural Tai Wai district 40 years ago. When housing began to encroach, he moved to the border with mainland China. Now he has nowhere to...
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Inflation fears riseHONG KONG - Mainland consumer prices will remain high in the second half as recent price increases are neither accidental nor temporary and inflation risks should be noted with concern, the People's Bank...
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Illicit pork seized in Tsuen WanHONG KONG - Food & Environmental Hygiene Department officers have seized 135kg of suspected illicit pork from a Tsuen Wan fresh provision shop. Two men are being questioned.
Monday, July 23, 2007
HK consumer prices trot higher as pork feeds inflationHONG KONG - Hong Kong's inflation, which accelerated for the first time in three months last month, driven by a surge in pork prices, is likely to tread higher in the coming months on the back of pork...
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Price of wholesale pork surges againHONG KONG - Ng Fung Hong - the city's sole fresh pork importer - has again raised the wholesale price for pork, this time by more than 10 percent.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Pork union warns of action if supplies fail to stabiliseHONG KONG - The fresh-pork industry has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the city's sole importer and the government, threatening industrial action if supply does not stabilize by Sunday.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Importer denies control of pig suppliesHONG KONG - The city's main importer of live pigs has denied controlling the supply of fresh pork to the market to make a profit.
HK pork supplies almost back to normalHONG KONG - The daily supply of live pigs in Hong Kong has returned to to 85 per cent of its normal level following the recovery of supplies on the mainland in recent days, according to the Hong Kong government....
Monday, July 09, 2007
Quality fears over wider pork supplyHONG KONG - The quality of fresh pork might decline if the supply market is expanded, a legislator and pig farmers have warned.
Friday, July 06, 2007
More suppliers sought to stabilize fresh pork pricesHONG KONG - Discussions are planned to get more mainland suppliers to export live pigs to Hong Kong to stabilize supplies and prices of pork, Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen said.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Price of pork soars in supplies crunchHONG KONG - The wholesale price of pork in Hong Kong has surged by 20 percent as supplies from the mainland have dwindled.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Lysine price pledge offers hope with feed costsHONG KONG - Global Bio-Chem Technology Group (0809) executive director Simon Kong Zhanpeng says the company has no plans to raise the price of lysine, used in pig feed, despite a high demand in the domestic...
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Pork supply to remain stableHONG KONG - Hong Kong's overall pork supply will remain stable with an increase in Mainland imports to meet market demand.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Chinese pork prices shaking Far East marketsHONG KONG - Hong Kong's Ministry of Commerce says it will ensure the supply of pork despite rapidly rising prices in mainland China. The situation is causing concern and now HK's only fresh pork supplier...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Pork seized by customsHONG KONG - The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Customs and Excise Department has seized 450 kilogrammes of pork suspected of dubious origin. The officers intercepted a private car at...
Weighty gains for stocks as pork risesHONG KONG - Spiraling pork prices in the mainland have fanned prices of food and agricultural products as well as shares of companies listed in Hong Kong with no direct link to the sector.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Pork traders ban imports from Guangdong townHONG KONG - Pork traders in Hong Kong have stopped importing pigs from a township in Guangdong province after hundreds of pigs there died of unknown diseases in the past two weeks.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Pig farming practice code issued in Hong KongHONG KONG - The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department has released a code of practice on pig farming to safeguard public health and minimise environmental problems.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Pig farming practice code issuedHONG KONG - The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department has released a code of practice on pig farming to safeguard public health and minimise environmental problems.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Hong Kong Pig farmers told to maintain good hygiene following F&M outbreakHONG KONG - The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department has urged pig farmers to maintain good hygiene, following a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in a Yuen Long pig farm. No abnormal mortality...
Monday, August 21, 2006
Pork safety reassuredHONG KONG - Director of Environmental Hygiene & Food Eddy Chan has reassured consumers that all chilled pork imported from the Mainland must meet hygiene standards before it can be sold.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Pork import applications openHONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety will accept applications for importing chilled pork from the Mainland from August 15.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Hong Kong To Stop Pig Farming Due To Environmental ConcernsHONG KONG - Hong Kong plans to cease pig farming permanently under a 941.7-million-HK dollar (121 million U. S. dollars) scheme so as to improve sanitary situation, said the territory's authorities on...
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Hong Kong Ending Pig Farming On IslandHONG KONG - Hong Kong is ending pig farming permanently to improve island sanitation, Xinhua said Wednesday. Under a $121 million program, pork producers who voluntarily exit the industry will be...
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