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Friday, May 25, 2012
International Animal Welfare Systems AdoptedGLOBAL - At the World Organisation for Animal Health's (OIE) 80th General Session, OIE Delegates adopted new guiding principles on animal welfare relating to livestock production systems and a new chapter...
Thursday, May 24, 2012
El Nino Risk Rising for Late SummerGLOBAL - Improved moisture conditions throughout the southwestern US has lessened the possibility of drought for many farms and ranches in 2012. However, El Nino conditions may emerge over the Pacific...
Global Meat Production Forecast to ExpandGLOBAL - Global meat production is set to expand by almost two per cent in 2012, according to the FAO's Food Outlook report for May 2012.
Ukrainian Pork Production Up; US Consumers ConfidentGLOBAL - Finally, the first shipments of British pork to China are leaving. This is a major breakthrough that will be welcomed by producers and processors alike.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
CIWF Accuses OIE of Failing Animals?GLOBAL - In the latest animal welfare disaster to hit the live export trade, an estimated 2,000 cattle died aboard the Gracia del Mar, a ship carrying more than 5,000 animals on the marathon but regular...
M-COOL Affects US Pork Producers Buying Canadian PigsCANADA & US - The president of Paragon Economics says Mandatory US Country of Origin Labelling has taken its greatest toll on US pork producers who have typically relied on imported Canadian weanling and...
Novus Committed to Local, Sustainable Solutions for Growing Global Protein Demand GLOBAL - The worldwide demand for protein has risen rapidly over the past decade and will only continue to grow as economies strengthen. Novus recognizes the opportunities and challenges this demand presents...
Andean Countries to Implement Plan to Eradicate CSFSOUTH AMERICA - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will implement a plan to control and eradicate classical swine fever, a disease...
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...
China, US Companies in Joint Biofuel VentureCHINA & US - Chinese egg producer Beijing DQY Agriculture Technology Co Ltd has teamed up with American meat supplier Smithfield Foods Inc to set up a $1.8 billion biofuel plant company in the United ...
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...
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