Influenza A/H1N1 Outbreak in Swine Confirmed
TAIWAN - A new outbreak of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 has been reported in Taiwan's swine.

Taiwan Set on Purchasing US Corn and DDGS
TAIWAN - The Taiwanese Agricultural Goodwill Mission signed a letter of intent Thursday, 24 September, with the US Grains Council, committing to purchase 7.7 to 10.5 million metric tons, or 303 to 413...

Livestock Industries Suffer in the Wake of Typhoon
TAIWAN - The Council of Agriculture has estimated losses amounting to nine billion new dollars (TWD) as the result of Typhoon Morakot.

Taiwan Has Resumed FMD Vaccination
TAIWAN - Vaccination of pigs against foot and mouth disease (FMD) has resumed.

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reported in Central Taiwan
TAIPEI - Agriculture authorities have slaughtered hundreds of pigs in central Taiwan in a bid to contain the island's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 12 years.

Pork Actually Cheaper Than Tomatoes?
TAIPEI - Believe it or not, the price of pork has now gone lower than that of tomatoes.

Pig Farmers Accuse DOH of Double Standards
TAIWAN - Pig farmers have accused the Department of Health (DOH) of planning to loosen restrictions on ractopamine content in pork to open up the country to more US pork imports. It is likely that farmers...

Taiwanese Trade Team Explores Possibilities of DDGS
TAIWAN – Taiwan is looking at the benefits of high protein dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) feed, a co-product of corn-based ethanol, made in Ohio.

Authorities Pledge to Step Up Pork Shipments
TAIPEI - Quarantine authorities made a pledge on Saturday to step up border inspections in the wake of information that a batch of Canadian pork is being transshipped to Taiwan from Vietnam - a foot and...

Govt. Urged Look into 'Unprecedented Crunch'
TAIWAN - A lawmaker has urged the central government to look into what he called an "unprecedented crunch" facing Taiwan's pig farmers whose livelihoods have been seriously affected by rising feed prices...

Government Not Interfering in Pork Price Rise
TAIWAN - Taiwan's pork prices have been affected dramatically due to the skyrocketing of international commodities.

Retail Pork Prices Rise Due to New High
TAIPEI - Hogs Taiwan were sold for NT$7,419 per 100 kilogram yesterday -- a new nine-year high -- due to a supply shortage, reports The China Post.

Welfare Recall Not Required in Taiwan
TAIWAN - Meat traders and dealers selling products from animals slaughtered in inhumane ways will not be asked to withdraw thier product from sale, says the Government. There are currently no rules mandating...

Taiwan Supports Pig Management Workshop
TAIWAN - The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is currently holding three-day workshops on pig management.

Sugar Corp. denies hoarding feed and profiteering
TAIWAN - The state-run Taiwan Sugar Corporation has clarified that the it has not been hoarding animal feed for profiteering purposes, as charged by some lawmakers.

Relief measures urged for hog farmers
TAIPEI - Up to 60 percent of local hog farmers will be forced to shut down operations by the end of the year if the government fails to come up with effective countermeasures against rising feed costs...

World's heaviest pig sacrificed
TAIWAN - The world's heaviest pig has been sacrificed as part of a religious ceremony, sparking fury among animal welfare groups.

AIT director touts safety of US pork
TAIWAN - American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young said yesterday that pork containing ractopamine imported from the US was safe. He was expecting Taiwan's government to use a science-based...

Taiwanese farmers urge continuation of US pork import ban
TAIPEI - Hundreds of angry farmers pelted riot police with rotten eggs Tuesday at a rally in Taiwan's capital demanding the government stand firm on banning US pork imports containing a controversial ...

Pig farmers will demonstrate against 'double dealing' on growth drug
TAIPEI - Local farmers say that they will demonstrate on Tuesday in Taipei, against the ban on local use of an animal drug while allowing foreign imports containing the same substance to enter Taiwan.

Pig farmers' opinions on animal drug will be heeded: gov't official
TAIPEI - In response to next week's planned demonstration by pig farmers in Taipei against a government plan to allow the use of a veterinary drug, Executive Yuan spokesman Shieh Jhy-wey said Thursday...

Pig farmers to protest use of animal drug
TAIPEI - Local hog farmers will demonstrate Aug. 21 in front of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) to protest a DOH decision to ease a ban on...

Hog raisers protest against possible easing of ban on animal drug
TAIPEI - Groups of hog producers from across the country staged a protest Friday in front of the Cabinet-level Department of Health (DOH) as they suspected that a ban on ractopamine -- an animal drug that...

Pigs under scrutiny for ractopamine
TAIPEI - Pigs from Changhua and Nantou counties have been tested for the banned veterinary drug ractopamine. A series of blood and serum samples were screened after reports that the drug had been found...

Test results on pig innards due by end of month: DOH
TAIPEI - Amid growing concerns about a banned veterinary drug used on pigs, the Department of Health (DOH) has said that local health officials have collected 40 samples of pig innards from traditional...