Pig Industry News: Global
Friday, October 19, 2012
Mycotoxin Strategies for the 2012 Corn HarvestGLOBAL - The 2012 corn crop has been under significant stress; as a result the overall quality is a concern to livestock and poultry producers. Biomin is hosting an educational webinar focussed on quality...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
New Circovac Pack Size Now AvailableGLOBAL - Merial Animal Health has launched a new pack size of its successful Circovac PCV2 vaccine for sows and piglets. ...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
World Food Day Raises Concerns over High Food PricesGLOBAL - This year's World Food Day - today, 16 October - coincides with international concerns about food prices, writes Charlotte Johnston....
Novus Eases Access to Information on Methionine SourcesGLOBAL - Novus International, Inc. launched a new state-of-the-art website for Novus Methionine Solutions, www.novusmethionine.com. ...
Monday, October 15, 2012
Weekly Overview: Industry Beset by UncertaintiesANALYSIS - Despite a slight easing in the market situation recently, one industry expert estimates that 10 per cent of the Canadian sow herd looks at risk of liquidation. In Scotland, there were 12 per...
Friday, October 12, 2012
New Animal Welfare Add-Ons for Finishing PigsGLOBAL - GLOBAL G.A.P. Members have presented two new voluntary add-on modules to all interested stakeholders. ...
Friday, October 05, 2012
Brazil, Argentina Agree on Pork TradeBRAZIL AND ARGENTINA - The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Mendes Ribeiro Filho, has announced the agreement with Argentina's ambassador in Brasília, Luis María Kreckler, to restore the...
FAO Food Price Index up SlightlyGLOBAL - Dairy, poultry and pork have helped to push the FAO Food Price Index up slightly in September 2012 by 1.4 per cent, or three points, from its level in August, following two months of stability. ...
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Agricultural G-20 Bids to Revive WTO NegotiationsGLOBAL - The Group of 20 (G-20) developing countries, an alliance in the WTO agriculture talks, have put forward two new proposals in a bid further the Doha Round negotiations. ...
Monday, October 01, 2012
Weekly Review: USDA Reports Little Change in Pig Population, Concerns over Corn StockANALYSIS - The latest USDA 'Quarterly Hogs and Pigs' report has revealed only small changes in pig numbers in the US. A new record has been set for the number of pigs weaned per litter of 10.13. According...
Feeding Livestock with Biofuel Co-ProductsGLOBAL - Climate change and predicted shortages of fossil fuels present major challenges now and in the future. An expanding worldwide transport industry, potentially requiring increasing amounts of biofuels,...
Friday, September 28, 2012
PORCILIS PRRS Launched in Four Asian CountriesASIA - PORCILIS PRRS, a field-proven, modified-live vaccine for immunizing pigs against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus, will be introduced this month by MSD Animal Health in...
Monday, September 24, 2012
Weekly Overview: International Agencies Tackle Food InsecurityANALYSIS - A new report is highlighting the impacts of unusual weather events on feed and food supplies across the world and a number of international agencies have put in place some measures to tackle...
Support to Agriculture at Historic LowGLOBAL - Government support to agriculture in Organisation for Economi Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries fell to 19 per cent of total farm receipts in 2011, a record low driven by developments...
FMD Diagnostics Key First Step in Disease ControlGLOBAL - A training on the laboratory diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was held in Accra from 17-21 September, attended by trainees from the veterinary services of Cameroon, the Central African...
Friday, September 21, 2012
Agflation Pushes Food Prices up 15 Per CentGLOBAL - Skyrocketing agricultural commodity prices are causing the world to re-enter a period of "agflation", with food prices forecast to reach record highs in 2013 and to continue to rise well into...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Farm Safety Must be a PriorityANALYSIS - The tragic deaths of three members of a farming family in Northern Ireland is a harsh reminder of the dangers of working in agriculture, writes Charlotte Johnston, ThePigSite editor....
Does Higher Welfare Mean Better Nutrition?GLOBAL - Higher-welfare animal products were shown to have a number of nutritional benefits over intensively-reared animal products in a new study by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)....
New Appointment at MerialLATIN AMERICA AND OCEANIA - Merial, a world leading animal health company, has appointed Paul Casady as Vice President, Business Operations, Latin America and Oceania....
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Can the World Beat Global Food Price Spikes?ANALYSIS - Weather conditions have been driving force for the three food price spikes that the world has experienced in the last five years, writes Chris Harris. ...
Danisco Appoints New European Technical ManagerEUROPE - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has appointed feed additive specialist Angela Riemensperger to the role of regional technical manager responsible...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Pig Compass Website is Now Available in SpanishGLOBAL - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has launched a new version of the Pig compass website. ...
Pfizer Names 2012 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award WinnerNORTH AMERICA - Pfizer Animal Health has named Julie Menard, Agr., DVM, of Ange-Gardien, Quebec, Canada the 2012 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award Winner. ...
Monday, September 17, 2012
Weekly Overview: Attention Focuses on Global Water Situation and ASFANALYSIS - The global water situation has been described as a crisis in a new report from a high-level group of politicians and experts. To quote just one staggering figure from the report, global agriculture...
Water - The Threat and the ChallengeANALYSIS - It is nothing new, global water resources are becoming scarcer and there is increasing competition between agriculture and other industries. However a new report, The Global Water Crisis: Addressing...
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Global Water Crisis: an Urgent Security IssueGLOBAL - The world today faces a water crisis with critical implications for peace, political stability and economic development, experts warn in a new report issued jointly by the InterAction Council...
Global Grain Balance Forecast TightenedGLOBAL - Continued deterioration of cereal crop prospects over the past two months, due to unfavourable weather conditions in a number of major producing regions, has led to a sharp cut in FAO’s world...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Livestock Sector Could Reduce PovertyGLOBAL - A new FAO publication says carefully tailored policy and institutional changes can help to unlock the livestock sector's poverty reduction potential....
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Weekly Overview: Producers Call for SupportANALYSIS - Pig producers across the world have been expressing fears about their future as feed prices remain high, and there have been calls for government help, which has already been forthcoming in...
Pork Commentary: Hog Price TumblesGLOBAL - Cash hog prices tumbled further last week in the U.S. and Canada with 53 – 54% lean hogs averaging $72.25 per pound at the end of last week. We believe that at current feed prices that would...
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