Global Pig Industry News
Friday, May 25, 2012
France, Romania Adjust Pig PopulationsANALYSIS - The figures for the pig counts in December 2011 have been revised by France and Romania, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Overview of This Week's Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – A few heavy rain showers on the first day of the British Pig & Poultry Fair last week were the only things to dampen seriously the mood at the event, held last week at the National Agricultural...
PIG & POULTRY FAIR: Opportunities and Challenges for British Products in the Food Service SectorUK - British pork, chicken and eggs are enjoying growing demand from food service, a sector whose potential is often overlooked. However, it was the subject of the headline debate at the British Pig &...
Friday, May 18, 2012
PIG & POULTRY FAIR: BPEX Optimistic about the UK Pig IndustryUK - Despite continuing high feed prices, the prospects for the UK pig industry are definitely improving, according to BPEX Director, Mick Sloyan, speaking at a press conference at the British Pig & Poultry...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Is There Something Rotten in the State of Denmark?ANALYSIS - Is there something rotten in the state of Denmark? According to the Pig Research Centre, Danish Agriculture and Food Council a war of attrition is taking place between the pig producers and...
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...
Friday, May 11, 2012
OUTLOOK CONFERENCE: Conference Examines Future of UK Red Meat, Dairy SectorsANALYSIS – There are some signs of improvement in the UK economy, according to an agricultural economics specialist speaking at the UK Outlook Conference for the red meat and dairy sectors last week,...
Thursday, May 10, 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...
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...
Brazil's Soybean, Corn Feed Prices Head Higher ANALYSIS - Informa Economics FNP said severe weather and crop failures in south Brazil and increased consumption demand are driving up corn (maize) and soybean meal costs, putting pig and poultry farmers...
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Maintaining Welfare Standards in a Food Hungry WorldUK - Discussing how we can maintain animal welfare standards whilst producing food for a growing human population was the theme of a paper presented by Professor Natalie Waran, Jeanne Marchig Professor...
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...
Obesity is a Long–Term ProblemANALYSIS - Obesity is one of today's leading human health issues but it is a complex issue, often oversimplified in the media. At a meeting held at the University of Nottingham in the UK last week, Professor...
Friday, April 27, 2012
Does the Farm Bill Give Farmers What They Want?ANALYSIS - The long and almost tortuous progress of the US 2012 Farm Bill appears to be reaching a conclusion as the Agriculture Committee passed the bipartisan proposals with a majority of 16-5, writes...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Viet Nam's Middle Class Lifts Food, Feed DemandANALYSIS - The growth in China has garnered a lot of attention lately, but China's neighbour - Viet Nam - is another emerging market that is building our global middle class and increasing grain demand,...
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.
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....
Thursday, April 19, 2012
EU Welfare Regulations and the Law of Unintended ConsequencesANALYSIS – EU regulations banning battery cages for laying hens and sow stalls have much to commend them but the impacts on the market may have been overlooked or underestimated, writes senior editor,...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Colombian Agriculture Concerned about FTAANALYSIS – May 15, 2012 has been the date set for the start of the Colombia – US Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). While the US agribusiness sector is very pleased, the Colombian sector is less so, writes...
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...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Living under the Shadow of Pesticides and AntibioticsANALYSIS - In the livestock sectors there has been great concern recently over the use of antibiotics both as therapeutic measures and also as growth promoters, writes Chris Harris.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – With one of its partners deciding against further funding, the future of the University of Guelph‘s Enviropig is now in doubt, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden. Unlike their ‘natural’...
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Inherent Risk in Introducing New Meat Inspection RulesANALYSIS - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is expected to publish its recommendations for changes to meat inspection in poultry processing plants in June this year, writes Chris Harris.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Overview of This Week's Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – In the US and the UK, pressure is mounting to reduce the antibiotics used in farm animals but in both countries, veterinarians are urging caution and the supporting responsible use, writes...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Country of Origin Labelling - How Far is Too Far?OPINION - This week the US has decided to appeal a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision, which would force it to change Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) legislation. Charlotte Johnston, ThePigSite...
Monday, March 26, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS – The FDA has come under pressure to cut antibiotic use in farm animals in the US following a judge’s landmark ruling, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden. In the EU, pig prices were significantly...
Friday, March 23, 2012
UK Pig Industry Getting More OptimisticANALYSIS - The UK pig sector is more optimistic about its financial future than it was last year, although producers are less hopeful about the future than the processing and retailing side, writes Chris...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
What Links Pig Carcass Downgrades with Bluetongue, Schmallenberg?ANALYSIS - The answer is biting midges of the family, Culicoides, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden. Bites from these midges caused pig carcasses in Scotland to be downgraded last year and the same family...
Livestock Prices Up - Feed Prices RisingANALYSIS - EU feed wheat and corn prices are showing a slight upward trend, although they are still below last year's figures, according to the Agriview EU Market Prices for Representative Products...
Monday, March 19, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Pig NewsANALYSIS – Prolonged periods of below–average rainfall in Europe may lead to water shortages in the coming months, even affecting drinking water for housed pigs, according to the latest warning from...
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