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ThePigSite Latest News
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Smithfield Increases Investment in Romania ROMANIA - Smithfield Foods, the US pig meat processing giant, is to invest about €100 million this year in its farms in Romania.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Romania: Pork Prices to Rise as of July ROMANIA - As of July 2008, pork prices in Romania are to increase by a whopping 15%.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
EU-Romania Deal on Pig Slaughter ROMANIA - The EU will let Romania continue slaughtering animals in the traditional way for Christmas and Easter, Romania's agriculture minister says.
Friday, October 19, 2007
New outbreak of swine fever in Romania ROMANIA - Some 2,500 pigs are to be slaughtered next week after a new outbreak of swine fever was found in a natural park in eastern Romania, local veterinary authorities said Thursday.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Romanian Agrisol starts with TOPIGS ROMANIA - Romanian company Agrisol has populated its first pig farm with TOPIGS genetics.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Another outbreak of swine fever in Romania ROMANIA - Authorities in Romania say a second outbreak of swine fever has been detected on a farm owned by US pork producer Smithfield Foods.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Smithfield pig farms in western Romania closed ROMANIA - Ten pig farms in western Romania belonging to US company Smithfield have not been authorised to operate, a veterinary official said Monday, following an outbreak of swine fever.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Swine fever outbreak hits Romania ROMANIA - The Romanian authorities have ordered the slaughter of 20,000 pigs after an outbreak of swine fever at a farm in the west of the country.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
TOPIGS enters Romania ROMANIA - With the appointment of Genetic Material Ft as distributor of TOPIGS genetics in Romania, TOPIGS has started activities in yet another country.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Romania To Wipe Out Swine Fever By Dec 2007 ROMANIA - Romania will resume its swine fever eradication plan and emergency vaccination program Dec. 1 to comply with the European Union animal sector requirements, news agency Mediafax reported Monday, citing Marian Avram, head of Romania's veterinary...
Friday, September 08, 2006
Smithfield targets Romania for expansion into Europe ROMANIA - Smithfield Foods has targeted massive expansion into Romania as the lynchpin of its plans to muscle further into the European market.
