Pig Industry News
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Global Protein Market in State of Structural ChangeFRANCE - The world is no longer one of structural surpluses, it is a world of structural scarcity David Nelson, a global strategist with Rabobank's Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory Group told...
Monday, June 11, 2012
This Week's Pig Industry NewsANALYSIS - Two major international events for the pig industry were held last week, both attended by editors of ThePigSite, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden.For three days, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, became...
Friday, June 08, 2012
WPX 2012: US Pork Exports in 2012 Not as Strong as 2011US – The US had record pork exports in 2011 and very strong exports in the first quarter of 2012. However, currency exchange issues and fewer exports to China will make this a more challenging year,...
WMC - Industry Warned over Unintended Consequences of ChangesFRANCE - The global meat industry was warned to take a lesson to from the decline of the horse slaughter industry in the US at the World Meat Congress in Paris last week, writes Chris Harris. ...
Thursday, June 07, 2012
WPX 2012: US Producers Have Long Way to go towards Stalls-Free SowsANALYSIS - A new study from the University of Missouri shows that 17 per cent of US sows are currently loose-housed during pregnancy. In the light of recent announcements from restaurant and retail chains...
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
WMC - IMS in Partnership with FAO on Livestock EmissionsFRANCE - The International Meat Secretariat is to join forces with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to establish global standards to assessing the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions...
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
WPX 2012: People from 38 Countries Attend World Pork ExpoUS - Nearly 20,000 pork producers and industry experts from throughout the world will be at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, for the world’s largest pork-specific trade show on 6 to 8...
Monday, June 04, 2012
Is Agriculture Leading the Way Out of the Recession?ANALYSIS - Against what appears to be all the economic trends, the global agriculture sector seems to be showing a strength and even punching above its weight during the current global financial problems,...
Ag Outlook: Grain Exports Up; Imports at Record $107.5BANALYSIS - Agricultural exports are forecast higher versus the February report but lower compared to 2011 figures. However, import demand is booming, jumping $1 billion to $107.5 billion, writes Sarah...
Friday, June 01, 2012
EPP 2012: Markets, Developments for the FutureANALYSIS - The second day of the Congress for the European Pig Producers (EPP) association, yesterday (31 May) started with an overview of the prospects for the global pig meat market, followed by presentations...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
EPP 2012: Officers Elected, Next Meeting SetANALYSIS - Erik Thijssen has been re-elected as President of the European Pig Producers association (EPP), writes senior editor, Jackie Linden, from the organisation’s annual meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania....
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
EPP 2012: Focus on Pigs in the Baltic RegionANALYSIS - The annual congress of the European Pig Producers (EPP) opened in Vilnius today, 30 May, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden....
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
New French Minister Faces Age-old ProblemsANALYSIS - France's new farming and food minister, Stéphane Le Foll, has been meeting representatives from the farming sector and starting in June, he will receive food industry delegations....
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....
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