Pig Industry News: Global
Friday, May 17, 2013
Foot and Mouth Detection Improved Through Cell Line DiscoveryUS - Agriculture Research Service Scientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects the foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus. ...
Monday, May 13, 2013
Weekly Overview: Progress on PRRS and Other Pig Health IssuesGLOBAL - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is among the world's most costly pig diseases and it is proving challenging to control, particularly because of the different viral strains...
Friday, May 10, 2013
FAO Reports Strong Cereal Production and Food Price RiseGLOBAL - New reports from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecast strong cereal production this year with a new record expected for coarse grains. A second successive monthly rise in its...
Another Rise for Global Food Price IndexGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index moved up in April for the second consecutive month....
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Summit Outlines Importance of Communication and RelationshipsGLOBAL - The era of ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ in agriculture is over and communication within the industry is paramount....
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Weekly Overview: Mixed Fortunes in Global Pig Meat MarketsANALYSIS – The additional costs of compliance with EU sow welfare rules is being blamed for short pig supplies and high prices in Spain, while the slump in US pig meat exports is attributed to the Russian...
New Technology Is Always Worth a Second ChanceGLOBAL - During the last 60 years of fully commercialised pig farming, the industry has been blessed with many innovative minds, and a myriad of technologies have been devised to aid the accuracy and efficiency...
Biomin Unveils Mycotoxin Risk App for iOS and AndroidGLOBAL - In time for the upcoming 2012 Global Mycotoxin Survey Report, Biomin launches the Mycotoxin Risk Management app, the first application to allow instant access to worldwide data on mycotoxin occurrence...
Monday, May 06, 2013
Time for Change: Sustainability Events for BusinessesGLOBAL – As companies become more focused on sustainable practices, an innovative proposition for businesses has emerged that offers unique global insight into business sustainability and hands-on learning...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Italian Pig Meat Exports to the US to ResumeITALY & US - APHIS has declared six areas of Italy to be free of swine vesicular disease, opening the way for exports of Italian pig meat products to the US again. ...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
G-8 Members Agreed to New Alliance for Food Security, Nutrition InitiativeGLOBAL - Following the commitment of the L'Aquila Summit, in 2012 leaders of the G-8 engaged with African partners to foster global food security. In this framework, G-8 members have agreed on the goals...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Weekly Overview: Feed: Price Trends, Analysis and a Predictor of Welfare Issues?ANALYSIS - Two new market reports indicate better times ahead for pig producers, with feed prices predicted to fall. Recently published research has revealed a better way to evaluate the nutritive value...
Celebrating World Veterinary DayGLOBAL - In many countries around the world, World Veterinary Day (WVD) was celebrated on 27 April for its thirteenth year. ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Pork Commentary: Hog Markets in PerspectiveCANADA & US - Every day, we are asked if the US-Canada hog market has room for a run higher this year, writes Jim Long. We always answer yes. We understand the near anguish of the questioner. The losses...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Weekly Overview: Understanding US Pork Market TrendsANALYSIS - The upward trends in US pork exports would have been even more pronounced if feed prices had not risen so dramatically since 2008, according to industry analysts, and it was a technological...
Global Mycotoxin Survey Report 2012 Published by Biomin GLOBAL - Biomin has published its mycotoxin analysis results for the period January and December 2012. ...
Friday, April 19, 2013
McDonald's UK Switches to Freedom Food Pork – Call for NZ to FollowGLOBAL - McDonald’s has become first high street restaurant chain to serve 100 per cent Freedom Food pork from RSPCA monitored British farms- across its entire UK menu. ...
Russia Cuts Canadian Meat Supplier List to 19 PlantsCANADA & RUSSIA - Russia's plans to block meat imports from livestock raised on ractopamine will see its list of approved Canadian suppliers cut to 14 pork packing plants, four beef plants and one...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
World’s Gene Pool Crucial for SurvivalGLOBAL - Conserving and making the most of the planet's wealth of genetic resources will be crucial for survival, as people will need to produce sufficient and nutritious food for a growing population,...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Pork Commentary: Fortune of Hog Industry Tied to Corn MarketUS & CANADA - Jim Long, President and CEO of Genesus Inc., provides his observations on the current US and Canadian hog market....
Trouw Launches Livestock Anti-Oxidant Protection InnovationGLOBAL - Trouw Nutrition has launched Trouw AO-mix for Ruminants and Trouw AO-mix for Monogastrics, the company’s latest innovation in nutrition for the animal feed industry....
Monday, April 15, 2013
Weekly Overview: Mixed Fortunes for the Danish, Brazilian Pig IndustriesANALYSIS - This week's news includes detials of the mixed fortunes for the Danish pig industry over the last year, according to the annual report of Denmark's Pig Research Centre. In Brazil, too, the industry...
EU-Canada Free Trade Talks StallingEU/CANADA - The EU and Canada Free Trade Agreement talks could be stalling over differences over country of origin rules for beef and pork. ...
Friday, April 12, 2013
Food Price Index up Slightly in March on Higher Dairy PricesGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index (FPI) crept higher by one per cent in March compared with a month before, driven mainly by an 11 per cent increase in dairy. Dairy products carry a 17 per cent weight...
Rabobank Pork Quarterly: Promising Outlook for H2 of 2013GLOBAL - The global pork sector has experienced a stable first quarter in 2013, with supply and demand more or less in balance, resulting in stable prices for the Rabobank five-nation finished hog price...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
US Grain Futures Weaken Modestly in Wake of USDA's Supply and Demand ReportANALYSIS - Grain futures markets were under modest selling pressure in the wake of the latest US Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report issued late Wednesday morning, writes Jim Wyckoff,...
Monday, April 08, 2013
Weekly Overview: PRRS Continues to Challenge US ProducersANALYSIS - Diseases continue to challenge the world's pig producers. In the US, PRRS continues to be problematical, while foot and mouth disease rumbles on in Russia and there has been the first report...
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Latin America: Hog MarketsLATIN AMERICA - The pork industry in Latin America is still in its early stages of expansion (with few exceptions), writes Fernando Ortiz, Genesus Ibero-America Business Development....
Tim Hortons Eliminates Sow Stalls from 2022US & CANADA - Tim Hortons restaurant chain, based in Oakland, Ontario, has announced a policy to eliminate sow stalls from its pork supply chain from 2022....
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Weekly Overview: Significant Advance Made in Disease ControlANALYSIS - Scientists in the UK have developed a new synthetic vaccine against Foot and Mouth Disease, which is being hailed as the start of a new era in vaccine development. It has been established that...
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