Global Pig Industry News
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
UK Red Meat Production Down in Q1 of 2012UK - UK red meat and offal production January to March 2012 totalled 525,000 tonnes, four per cent lower compared to the first quarter of 2011.
Call for EU-wide Fair Play in Grocery ChainEU - A new report has backed up calls for an effective adjudicator to police the UK Groceries Supply Chain Code of Practice.
Pork Commentary: USDA Livestock & PoultryGLOBAL - Last week the USDA released its projected expectations for the world’s production of beef, pork, and poultry, exports and US market...
Chinese Farm Produce Prices DropCHINA - China's farm produce prices dropped for the week ending 22 April from the previous week, according to a report released Tuesday by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Teaching Academy Steering Committee NamedUS - Four months after its inaugural meeting sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, the Consortium of Western Regional Colleges of Veterinary Medicine announced today that it has established a new Teaching...
HSUS Addresses Seaboard about Pig ConfinementUS - At the annual shareholder meeting of Seaboard Foods this week, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States challenged the company about the confinement of breeding pigs in its pork...
RSPCA Expresses Concerns over Pig Farm FootageUK - The RSPCA says it has serious concerns at some of what was shown in the footage featured in the Sunday Mirror on Sunday, 22 April.
March Pork Export Volume and Value RiseBRAZIL - The volume of pork exported in March rose compared to a month earlier, and the US$-value was also up.
Pork Certification: Taking out the GuessworkAUSTRALIA - Consumers can at last be confident that the pork they are buying is truly free range following the release of the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance (APIQ√) program Free Range...
NPPC Responds to HSUS FTC ComplaintUS - NPPC has learned that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that NPPC is “engaging in deceptive advertising related to...
AFBF Urges Senate to Move Farm Bill ForwardUS - Numerous provisions of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s draft farm bill follow the American Farm Bureau Federation’s core principles for “rational, acceptable farm policy,” but there is...
NPPC Announces MusicFest Entertainment for WPEXIOWA, US - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has announced the entertainment for MusicFest, the social highlight of World Pork Expo. From 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, 7 June, Expo attendees...
BPEX to Report Successful Year for Pig HealthUK - BPEX Director, Mick Sloyan, will be announcing new developments for pig health at the Pig & Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh on 15 May 2012 at 9:30am, on stand 48.
Nominate a Pig Industry StarUK - The pig industry is awash with people always willing to go that extra mile to help and for more than 50 years, the industry has been acknowledging them.
Support for Premises Identification ProgramCANADA - The Agri-Food Traceability Coordinator with MAFRI says livestock producers have been highly supportive of the province's Premises Identification Program, according to Bruce Cochrane.
Swift Plant Cited Again for Odour ViolationsUS - The JBS Swift slaughterhouse, which paid $37,250 in air pollution fines last year, has been cited for five more alleged odour violations, city officials said last week.
Expectations for the 2012-13 Corn Marketing YearUS - December 2012 corn futures reached a high of $6.735 on 31 August 2011 declined to a low of $5.23 on 30 March 2012, and are currently trading near $5.40. The steady decline in prices over the past...
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....
CME: Cold Storage Supplies Higher than Last YearUS - USDA released a number of supply related reports on Friday and we will try to do our best to recap some of the highlights, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
JSR Wins Queen’s Award for International TradeUK - Leading UK pig genetics company, JSR Genetics have won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade as recognition for outstanding export success.
PIC Sets New Record with San Miguel Foods, Inc. PHILIPPINES - PIC Philippines has flown in 1,317 GGP and GP breeders from Canada to stock the first phase of the newly constructed 5,000-sow unit of San Miguel Foods, Inc. (SMFI) in Quezon province.
Final Stage of Ag Policy Framework NegotiationsCANADA - Canada's agriculture Minister suggests the Canadian agriculture's sector's long term ability to succeed and grow rests in its ability to compete in global markets, Bruce Cochrane.
New Regional Director for TOPIGS in Asia & PacificASIA & PACIFIC - TOPIGS has announced the appointment of Glen Illing as regional director of Asia Pacific.
Water-Saving Advice PublishedUK - Practical steps to save water and money on pig farms have been published by BPEX. There are a number of short-term and long-term measures producers can take to conserve water in this latest Knowledge...
Olympic Athletes Could Get Branded as Cheats CHINA - An official from the General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) denied reports that athletes were banned in January from eating untested pork, beef and lamb in an attempt to avoid doping scandals...
Commission Reduces Refunds on Pork ProductsEU - The Single Common Market Organisation (CMO) Management Committee for animal products took a number of votes on 19th April. In each case there was a "non avis" (ie neither a qualified majority of Memebr...
DA Orders Inspection of Markets for Smuggled MeatPHILIPPINES - After receiving reports that pork and poultry smuggling has affected local suppliers, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has ordered a tighter inspection of meat sold in markets.
Global Pork Production ExpandingUS - World pork production is expanding. USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service is predicting that this year's world pork production will be up 2.7 per cent from 2011, writes Ron Plain.
Short Supply Chains Increase Farm ReturnsEU - Copa-Cogeca welcomed today the debate at the EU Commission Conference on Local Agriculture and Short Food Supply Chains, claiming short supply chain networks or local sales networks help farmers to...
Bold Tulip Goes up 3pUK - Although Tulip took a bold step by moving its shout price up 3p, none of the other major players had the courage to follow and went ahead by a more modest 2p and with spot prices tending to stand-on...
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