Mexico Contributes to CSF Control in Guatemala
MEXICO - The SENASICA participated in the Coordination Meetingclassical swine fever control programme in Central America, Belize, Panama and the Dominican Republic, where countries sought advice and training...

Good Pork Prices but Grain Price Rise Predicted
MEXICO - This year will continue the pressure on the prices of commodities such as grains, especially corn and wheat but also we expect a good year for pork price in Mexico, writes Fernando Ortiz, Ibero-America...

Mexico Strengthens Border against CSF
MEXICO - Following the recent outbreak of classical swine fever (CSF) in Guatemala, Mexico's National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA) has reinforced the country's southern bord...

Steady Livestock Growth Over Past 10 Years
MEXICO - Primary-livestock activities have the highest average annual growth over the past 10 years, at a rate of 3.6 per cent annually, exceeding the growth of human population of the country. This was...

Bachoco Focuses on Cost Controls
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announced its results for the third quarter of 2011, highlighting the strong performance in egg sales, which helped pushed overall quarterly net sales up 3.5 per cent.

Mexico Hog Markets
MEXICO - With Mexico's GDP currently forecast to increase by 4.1 per cent in 2011, pork producers are also gearing up for an improved year as demand returns in many sectors, writes Fernando Ortiz from...

USMEF Publishes Export Guidelines for Mexico
MEXICO - A comprehensive set of guidelines for managing and expediting the export of red meat products to Mexico has been developed by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Mexico Manages Effects of Prolonged Drought
MEXICO - Rain during July and August, as well as government support, will be key to the livestock sector's output for the second half of 2011, according to the latest GAIN Report from the USDA Foreign...

Quarterly Sales up but Margin down for Bachoco
MEXICO - Bachoco reports its net sales for the latest quarter up by 6.7 per cent from the same period of last year. Strong performance in the chicken and feed businesses were partially offset by a decline...

Mexican Hog Market - July 2011
MEXICO - With Mexico's GDP currently forecast to increase by 4.1 per cent in 2011, pork producers are also gearing up for an improved year as demand returns in many sectors, writes Fernando Ortiz, H. -...

MAP and FMD Funds Grow Mexican DDGS Market
MEXICO - Over the past five years, Mexico’s imports of US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have grown from 360,000 metric tons in 2006 to just over1.6 million tons in 2010. With the support...

IASA Wins 2011 National Export Award
MEXICO - Investigacion Aplicada SA (IASA) received the 2011 National Export Award from the President of Mexico, in a ceremony which took place in early June.

Bachoco Closes 'Difficult' Quarter
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announces its first quarter 2011 results, which includes an increase of almost two per cent in total sales for the quarter compared to the same period last year.

Hog Producers Comment on Availability of Feed Grain
MEXICO - Leaders of Hog farmer organisations in Canada, the United States and Mexico have a major concern in common regarding the availability of feed grain.

Bachoco Sales Up More Than Six Per Cent in 2010
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announces its results for the fourth quarter and the full year for 2010. Overall sales were up by 6.6 per cent for 2010 compared to the year before, with strong performance...

Figap/VIV America Latina in Full Swing
MEXICO – The first edition of Figap/VIV America Latina launched on Thursday, in Guadalajara, with a truly international expo hall, writes Chris Wright, Editor of ElSitioAvícola.

Sales, Margin Improve for Bachoco in Third Quarter
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announced its 2010 third-quarter results. Sales were up more than 12 per cent and margin improved more than 15 per cent, buoyed up by increased sales in the pig and broiler...

Pork Commentary: Mexico Road Trip
MEXICO - Last week we visited Mexico, writes Jim Long.

Mixed Picture for Bachoco in Second Quarter
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announced its 2010 second quarter results, which show strong growth in the pig sector while the poultry sector suffered from low prices.

Mexico Makes Meat Imports Easier
MEXICO - Mexico has introduced a 'Reliable Importer Program' to improve procedures for imports of for meat and poultry from the US.

Bachoco: Double-Digit Growth in Sales Volume
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announced its 2010 first quarter results, which include a 1.1 per cent increase in total sales for the quarter compared to the same period last year.

US Pork Exports to Mexico Thriving
MEXICO - According to the latest export statistics, US pork continues to achieve remarkable success in Mexico.

Feed Manual to be Launched at Cancun Congress
MEXICO - For the first time, the feed industry has developed an international feed manual that focuses on the issues of feed and food safety.

Cancun Congress to Highlight World Livestock Report
MEXICO - Insights into a newly published report on the world livestock sector will be presented in April to the Global Feed & Food Congress being held in Cancun.

Midwest Corn Growers Promote Products in Mexico
MEXICO - Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois corn growers and staff extended their recent travel in Mexico for the US Grains Council’s 7th International Marketing Conference to include face-to-face meetings...

US DDGS Success in Canada Trickles Down to Mexico
MEXICO - A 2009 study, co-sponsored by the US Grains Council, showed feeding high levels of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to Canadian swine reduced producers’ input costs and provided...

Bachoco Reports Strong Pork Sales
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announced its fourth quarter and 2009 full year results. Chicken sales volume reached a record, while sales for the egg and pig sectors were strong.

Mexican Industry Copes with Recession, H1N1
MEXICO - The livestock sector in Mexico is coping with the recession somewhat better than expected.

DDGS Usage Promoted in Growing Mexican Market
MEXICO - With consumption of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) gradually growing in Mexico’s feed industry, Mexican feed producer Bachoco aims to increase its imports of the value-added...

Mexico Reports March 2009 Outbreaks of CSF
MEXICO - The veterinary authorities report two cases of classical swine fever (CSF) in pigs in the state of Guerrero, which occurred in March this year.