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Monday, April 16, 2012
CME: Beef, Pork, Poultry Output Down Last WeekUS - Total beef, pork, chicken and turkey output last week was 1.603 billion pounds carcass/ready-to-cook weight. That number is 5.24% LOWER than one week earlier and 5.27% LOWER than last year. The...
Comments Invited on Antibiotic Reduction ProposalsUS - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three documents relating to the use of antibiotics in food producing animals in Friday's (13 April) Federal Register. Comments on the three documents...
USDA Raises Prediction for 2012 Pork ProductionUS - US pork exports during February totalled 455.323 million pounds, up 17.5 per cent from a year ago, writes Ron Plain.
February Pork Exports Well above Last YearUS - Pork exports remained well ahead of last year’s record pace through February, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Friday, April 13, 2012
Report on Antibiotic Residues in Distillers Products US - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that four of the 46 samples of distillers’ grains tested were quantifiable in the laboratory for one or more of 12 antibiotics. The information will...
CME: Meat Trade Data Good/ Bad for Protein MarketsUS - Latest data (February) on US beef, pork and poultry trade contained a mix of both good and bad news for US meat protein markets, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Tool to Manage Reduced-Oil Animal FeedUS - Currently, there are 207 ethanol production facilities in the US which produce over 36 million metric tons of wet and dried distillers grains, which has become a popular, economical partial replacement...
Congresswoman Welcomes FDA Move on AntibioticsUS - Following the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that it is taking three steps to protect public health and promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing...
Slight Increase in Retail Food Prices DrivenUS - Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly during the first quarter of 2012 with protein staples – meats and cheese – showing the greatest increase in price, according to the latest...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Product Caps Bring Innovation to CustomersUS - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) has introduced new color caps for three of its products, Ingelvac CircoFLEX Ingelvac MycoFLEX and Ingelvac PRRS, making the products even easier to...
FDA Antibiotics Guidance Problematic for ProducersUS - The loss of and restricted access to products expected with implementation of the US Food and Drug Administration’s guidance on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production likely...
Importance of Livestock Assistance in Farm BillUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) and five other livestock industry organizations sent a letter to US Senate and House of Representatives Agriculture Committee leadership that outlines recommended provisions...
Study: First Case of Feral Pig Exposure to BrucellaNORTH CAROLINA, US - A North Carolina State University study shows that, for the first time since testing began several years ago, feral pigs in North Carolina have tested positive for Brucella suis,...
FDA Introduces Voluntary Initiative on AntimicrobialsUS - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it is taking three steps to protect public health and promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing...
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Profit taking and a stronger US dollar weighed on soybean prices, writes Michael T. Roberts.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
CME: WASDE Contained Few Big SurprisesUS - USDA’s monthly Crop Production and World Supply and Demand Estimates reports, released Tuesday morning contained few big surprises but even the smaller surprises pressured grain futures prices...
‘Fabricating It’: Opponents Wrong on Antibiotics UseUS - A study conducted by Kansas State University shows that opponents of antibiotics use in livestock production wildly overestimate the amount given to food animals.
Food Costs Could Rise with Relocation & ReductionUS - Paying more for food may not be out of the question for consumers if regulations on the US poultry and livestock sectors increase. In fact, consumers could pay up to $16.8 billion more annually for...
Cargill Third Quarter Earnings LevelUS – Multinational meat and agrifood business Cargill has reported $766 million in earnings in the third quarter of the 2012 financial year - level with last year when earnings stood at $763 million...
AFBF Analysis Sees Soybeans as New Market DriverUS - A new report on world agricultural supply and demand estimates issued by the Agriculture Department is setting up what could be an interesting new crop market dynamic, according to economic analysis...
Digestibility, Nutritional Value of Whey Co-productsUS - New research from the University of Illinois sheds light on the nutritional value of whey powder and whey permeate as a lactose source for pigs.
KSU Helps Establish In-feed Antibiotic Use Estimates US - Antibiotic use in livestock has been in the news a lot lately, especially when used in the feed for food producing animals. A major component of regulatory decisions and ongoing debates has been the...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
CME: Pork Packer Margins DownUS - Our April 4 discussion about pig flows and the debate over whether pigs have been backed up due to low packer margins or pulled forward due to exceptional performance still rings true, write Steve...
Will Apple Beat Google to Tap NC's Pig Power?NORTH CAROLINA, US - Renewable methane gas produced by North Carolina’s massive hog farms has already attracted the attention of Google, and it looks like Apple could become the next tech giant to join...
New Director of Pfizer US Veterinary Medical ServicesUS - Pfizer Animal Health announced today that it has named Dr Christine Jenkins to the position of Group Director of US Veterinary Medical Services.
Researchers Find Evidence of Banned AntibioticsUS - In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the US...
2012 Veterinary Biologics Training ProgrammeUS - The CFSPH/IICAB Veterinary Biologics Training Programme gives participants an overview of the scientific principles of vaccines and vaccination, and of the USDA regulatory process for assuring the...
Pork Profit Outlook Gets TrimmedUS - The nation's pork producers are largely holding back on expansion even though the industry returned to profitability in the spring of 2011, writes Chris Hurt.
Outlook Encouraging for 2013 Hog ProfitsUS - USDA's March hog survey said the market hog inventory was up 2.0 per cent from a year ago and the breeding herd was 0.6 per cent larger. Both numbers were slightly larger than pre-release trade predictions,...
Pork Commentary: USDA March 1 Report was Bullish US - Last week we wrote, after the USDA March Hogs and Pig Report, that "we are still of the opinion $1.00 lean hogs will be reached this summer." It’s interesting how one’s view can be so much different...
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