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Monday, May 21, 2012
Sustainable Livestock at Committee on AgricultureGLOBAL - This week FAO will open a week of meetings among member countries that make up the organisation’s Committee on Agriculture, one of its governing bodies, to lay out the priorities and direction...
Friday, May 18, 2012
UK Minister Opens up Food, Pig Exports to ChinaUK & CHINA - British pork will soon be on menus in China following a £50 million deal reached by Agriculture Minister Jim Paice.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Drop in Italian Meat Sales; Ukrainian Pig Herd FallsGLOBAL - An important development which could have some major implications for the European pork retail sector is taking place in Italy. This is expected to have a positive effect on meat exports.
New Zealand & Australia Join Forces at World Farmers'AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers of New Zealand and the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) have announced that they will both apply for membership of international agricultural advocacy body,...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Japan Pork Imports Rise; EU Cow Prices UpGLOBAL - The cow market in the EU has remained firm so far in 2012 and prices have moved up steadily from July last year. Total fresh and frozen imports of pork into Japan in the first quarter of 2012...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Increasing the Welfare of Farrowing PigsGLOBAL - Finding ways to advance the welfare standards of farrowing pigs was a debateable topic at the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) conference in Nottingham. Researchers studied the affects...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – The pig industry is unfortunately not immune from the problems in the economy generally, reports senior editor, Jackie Linden. That was the message from conferences held in the UK and the...
Alternative Strategies for Keeping Animals Healthy GLOBAL - The general public needs to know more about the importance of preventing and controlling livestock diseases and the financial impact they would have on our lives and food supply if left unchecked,...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Market Forecast to Soften to More Normal Levels GLOBAL - Rabobank expects a stable, slightly pressured pig prices globally in the second quarter of this year, with a modest recovery in the second half of 2012.
Winners Emerging from the Global Economic CrisisANALYSIS - While the US economic recovery is continuing, it is slowing. There has been increasing consumption and increasing residential investment, but with falling non-residential investment, the recovery...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Sino-Ukrainian Quarantine Talks Likely to Begin SoonUKRAINE & CHINA - Negotiations for a quarantine agreement between China and Ukraine, which will enable Ukrainian corn to enter the Chinese market, are likely to be held during the visit of the Ukrainian...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS -– This week, we focus on the pig sectors in the so–called BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – whose economies are emerging and increasingly driving global growth, writes...
Pork Commentary: N American Market LanguishesUS & CANADA - "There’s not much good news in the North American Swine Market, usually by this time of the year hog prices start to move rapidly higher – this year not yet!" writes Jim Long.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Increasing Production Means Market CompetitionGLOBAL - Driven exclusively by gains in poultry and pigmeat production, global meat output is set to expand by nearly two per cent to 302 million tonnes in 2012, according to the FAO Global Food Ou...
TOPIGS South Africa, US Introduce New Feed AdviceSOUTH AFRICA and US - In the first week of March, TOPIGS South Africa organised a very successful TOPIGS SA Pig Producers Event.
Genomic Research Unravels Livestock OriginsGLOBAL - Modern cattle are descended from a small herd domesticated in the Middle East about 10,500 years ago, according to recent genetics research.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Chinese Discuss Research at Roslin InstituteCHINA and UK - The Roslin Institute's links with China continue to go from strength to strength with the visit of Shandong's Vice Governor Jia and his delegation. During a visit to Scotland, the delegation...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Survey Reveals Global Prevalence of MycotoxinsGLOBAL - Biomin has published the results of its Mycotoxin Survey Program for 2011. The comprehensive survey documents the occurrence of mycotoxins in samples taken throughout 2011 in different regions....
Pork Commentary: Swine Canada Inventory ReportCANADA & US - Last week, Statistics Canada released its April 1st Canada Swine Inventory Report. The breeding inventory is real steady, in 2011 1.311 million in 2012, 1.312 million. That is a...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – At a meeting held at the University of Nottingham in the UK last week, Professor Mike Gibney helped sort fact from the fiction in terms of the growing problem of human obesity, writes Jackie...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Global Petition to Improve Treatment of Farm AnimalsGLOBAL - Yesterday, at the United Nations, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) handed nearly 110,000 signatures on its global petition to improve the treatment of farm animals, to the...
Is Modernising Inspection a Risk?ANALYSIS - Last week, the USDA decided to extend the consultation time on the new proposals for poultry meat inspection in processing plants, writes editor-in-chief, Chris Harris.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Brazilian Pig Meat Prices Rise in Q1 of 2012GLOBAL - From January to March 2012, Brazil's fresh and frozen pork exports rose three per cent. 2011 beef exports increased by six per cent compared to the previous year.
Pork Commentary: USDA Livestock & PoultryGLOBAL - Last week the USDA released its projected expectations for the world’s production of beef, pork, and poultry, exports and US market...
Monday, April 23, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – The EU directive partially banning sow stalls from January 2013 has much to commend it but the impacts on the pig meat market may have been overlooked or underestimated, writes Jackie Linden....
New Regional Director for TOPIGS in Asia & PacificASIA & PACIFIC - TOPIGS has announced the appointment of Glen Illing as regional director of Asia Pacific.
Friday, April 20, 2012
World Pork Production Continues to GrowGLOBAL - Global pork production for 2012 is expected to be around 104 million tonnes. China, the EU, and the United States account for most of the growth.
AgFeed Incurs Net Losses in Second Half of 2011US & CHINA - AgFeed Industries yesterday reported unaudited total revenue for the six months ended 31 December 2011 of $196.4 million, comprised as follows for its four reporting segments (in thousand...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Joint Efforts to Address Animal Welfare GLOBAL - FAO recently convened the First Global Multi-stakeholder Forum on Animal Welfare, with participants representing the food industry, farmers, the civil society, inter-governmental organizations,...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – US has taken its first step towards reducing antimicrobial use in food-producing animals, writes Jackie Linden. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a voluntary initiative for labelling...
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