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Friday, February 05, 2010
Bachoco Reports Strong Pork SalesMEXICO - 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.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Mexican Industry Copes with Recession, H1N1MEXICO - The livestock sector in Mexico is coping with the recession somewhat better than expected.
Friday, January 22, 2010
DDGS Usage Promoted in Growing Mexican MarketMEXICO - 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...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Mexico Reports March 2009 Outbreaks of CSFMEXICO - The veterinary authorities report two cases of classical swine fever (CSF) in pigs in the state of Guerrero, which occurred in March this year.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Still Room for More US DDGS in MexicoMEXICO - Distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), although a relatively new product in the feed grains industry, has proven to be a valuable and growing commodity for global agriculture. Mexico...
Friday, July 24, 2009
Bachoco Reports Higher Q2 Sales, MarginMEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announced its second quarter (Q2) 2009 results. Sales were up by more than 20 per cent, and operating margin improved despite the challenging economic conditions in Mexico...
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Mexican Pork Export Drops Due to A/H1N1 FluMEXICO - Mexico's pork export dropped 90 per cent, or by around 30,000 tons, due to the spread of the A/H1N1 flu, according to a report on Monday.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Mexico Extends Post-flu Pork CampaignMEXICO - The Mexican government Tuesday launched measures to encourage pork consumption, which declined sharply after the outbreak of A(H1N1) flu in the country.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Pork Sales Slump in MexicoMEXICO - A pig producer reports that pork sales have fallen to zero as the result of H1N1 flu fears.
Smithfield's Veracruz Pigs Are Free of H1N1MEXICO - The president/CEO of Smithfield Foods Inc. has sent a letter to all employees that the company's pig herd in Veracruz has tested negative for human A(H1N1) influenza.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Six Months Needed for Pork Demand to RecoverMEXICO - Mexico's pork demand and prices will probably need six months to recover from the 70 per cent collapse seen in recent weeks due to A/H1N1 flu, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Alberto Cardenas Jimenez...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Four Nations Lift Temporary Bans on Pork ImportMEXICO - Ecuador, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates and Honduras have lifted temporary restrictions on pork imports from Mexico, the Economy Ministry said Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Likely Source of Swine Flu in MexicoMEXICO - A pork farming area in Mexico's eastern coast state of Veracruz might be the source of the swine flu strain that has killed 149 people in the country, Mexican media reported Monday.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Mexico Announces Three States as Free of CSFMEXICO - The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) on 30 January 2009, a notice declaring three...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Meat and Poultry Products Not Part of Tariff HikesMEXICO - Meat and poultry products are not on the list of US products that will be subject to retaliatory tariffs, published by the Mexican government today in the Official Diary.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Bachoco Performs Well in 08 Despite Difficult MarketMEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announced its fourth quarter and 2008 full year results. Although overall operating margin was slightly negative, sales were up in all sectors (poultry meat, eggs, turkeys,...
Friday, January 09, 2009
USMEF Spreads Nutritional Message to MexicoMEXICO - A very targeted message on the health benefits of including beef and pork protein in a balanced diet hit the mark last year as the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Mexico office delivered nutritional...
Friday, December 19, 2008
COOL: Mexico Joins Canada in WTO ComplaintMEXICO - Mexico joined Canada in opposing a new US law on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for fresh beef and pork by filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Thursday.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
CIRCOVAC for Sows and Piglets Approved in MexicoMEXICO - It has been announced by Merial Mexico that on 21 October 2008, CIRCOVAC for Sows and Piglets received registration approval from the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, Ranching, Rural Development,...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Bachoco: Sound Structure for Financial SurvivalMEXICO - Bachoco - leading chicken producer with interests also in turkeys, pigs and beef - has revealed its sound financial structure will allow it to survive the current economic storm.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Formal Establishment of Hypor MexicoMEXICO - Hypor’s growth in Latin America was recently strengthened with the formal creation of Hypor Mexico on July 23, 2008.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Hypor Signs Nutriservicios Alliance in MexicoMEXICO - Hypor has signed an agreement with the Mexican company Nutriservicios for the exclusive distribution of its products in the Mexican states of Tlaxcala, Distrito Federal, Estado de México, Hidalgo,...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Peter van Kemenade Manager TOPIGS International for North America, Mexico and ItalyMEXICO - TOPIGS is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter van Kemenade as regional manager for TOPIGS International. He will be the regional manager for North America, Mexico and Italy.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Mexico - Top-Ranked Market for US Pork and BeefMEXICO - Wehn it comes to shifting volume, then Mexico is the top export destination for US and Nebraska pork and beef. And livestock producers are being encouraged to understand this marketplace and make...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Pork Producers Demand SafeguardsPork producers from the states of Michoacán, Queretaro and Jalisco in Mexico have demanded that the federal government enforce safeguards and close the borders to imports of pork meat.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
TOPIGS populates new project in MexicoMEXICO - Mexican company OJAI populated a new 4800 sow project with TOPIGS genetics.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Pig Sties Clean Up Attracts Country's First Carbon CreditsMEXICO - It used to be that raising pigs was a down-to-earth way of making a living. Now that industrial hog farms dominate the scene, the business is out in the ozone.
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