Global Pig Industry News
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Flexible Dosing to Help Prevent PCV2 Viraemia US - Now offering a high standard in protocol flexibility, FosteraTM PCV is the only PCV vaccine that can be incorporated into vaccination programs using either two doses or one to help prevent...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Urgent Need for Strategy on Sustainable FoodUK - The Government must develop a joined-up strategy to change the UK's unhealthy and environmentally damaging food system, as fears mount about global food security, MPs on the Commons Environmental...
CME: Lower Pork Prices Needed for Volume MovementUS - One of the arguments for the continued weakness in the pork market has been that prices at the consumer level have not adjusted quickly enough to clear the market, write Steve Meyer and Len Ste...
Pork Commentary: Thank Goodness for ExportsUS - The results are in US pork exports in the first quarter of 2012 were 8 per cent higher in volume (598,058 metric tons) and 20 per cent higher in value than last year, writes Jim Long.
Welfare Objectives for Danish Pig SectorDENMARK - The Danish Pig Research Centre has laid down a series of animal welfare objectives moving towards 2020.
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...
Swedish Market Holds HKScan BackFINLAND - Finnish meat processor HKScan’s net sales for the quarter January-March 2012 reached €606.1 million compared to €592.7 million in the corresponding quarter of 2011, a growth of 2.3 per...
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...
Tianli Reports Sales for Q1 Increased 32 Per CentCHINA - Tianli Agritech, Inc., a leading producer of breeder and market hogs, and retailer of pork products, headquartered in Wuhan City, China, announced that sales for the first quarter of 2012 increased...
EU Pig Prices: Trend Reversal Triggered Off?EU - This week, prices appear mainly steady on the EU slaughter pig market.
Anticipated Lower Feed Costs Could Trigger Sow Herd ExpansionCANADA - An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri warns the prospects of lower feed costs could trigger an expansion of the US sow herd that would aggravate the current over-supply of...
Unlocking Home–Grown Feed ProteinsUK - A key element of animal feed is protein and much of the world’s animal diets include soya.
Government Intervenes in Fall of Pig PricesCHINA - The government announced Monday it will intervene to stop pork prices plunging excessively and shield pig farmers from market volatility.
African Swine Fever Affects Wild SpeciesRUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of African swine fever in Novgorodskaya Oblast.
Home-Produced Feedstock Best for ADUK - Pig producers heard about the importance of feedstock supply for anaerobic digestion (AD) at an open day on James Hart’s farm in Gloucestershire.
Corn Market Direction Unfolding, Magnitude Still UncertainUS - The USDA’s projections of US and world corn and feed grain supply and demand conditions presented in the May WASDE report set the benchmark by which the corn market will judge unfolding events....
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,...
HIPRA Present in IPVS 2012 in KoreaSOUTH KOREA - Next June, HIPRA will participate as a main sponsor in the 22nd International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, to be held in Jeju, South Korea from 10 to 14 June 2012.
Is Ethanol Production Linked to Antibiotic Resistance?US - Two US congressmen have written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ask what the agency is doing to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in food-animal production.
CME: Continued Strong Growth in US Pork ShipmentsUS - Headlines about US beef and pork exports in March highlighted the continued strong growth in US pork shipments. while also noting the 20 per cent pullback in US beef exports compared to the previous...
Towards January 2013: Group Housing Pregnant SowsIRELAND - A new Teagasc report on the group housing of pigs was launched in Portlaoise. The report, titled Towards January 2013: Updates, implications and options for group housing pregnant sows,...
Ag Community Embraces Call for Transparency US - Attendees were urged to open the barn doors and showcase the importance of modern food production at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2012 Stakeholders Summit, held 2-3 May in Arlington, Virginia....
Poultry Contributes to Meat Production GrowthRUSSIA - According to preliminary data from Rosstat for the first quarter of 2012, Russian farms of all categories produced almost 2,499 tonnes of meat - 8.1 per cent more than that over the same period...
Smithfield Foods Named in Top Companies RankingUS - ‘Fortune’ magazine has ranked Smithfield Foods among America's 500 largest corporations for 2012.
Russia Could Ban Brazilian Meat RUSSIA - According to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), all meat imports from Brazil could soon be banned due to poor monitoring of quality compliance,...
NFU Heralds Landmark Adjudicator BillUK - News that third parties will be able to take complaints from suppliers to the newly created Groceries Code Adjudicator will bring huge relief to the farmers and growers supplying into the large retailers,...
Negative Spring, Summer Pork Profitability ProjectedCANADA - An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri blames a combination of milder weather which has resulted in increased pork production and softer domestic and export demand for pork...
Slat Issue ResolvedEU - Finishers with concrete slats with a slot width of more than 18mm, but not more than 21mm, will not need to replace them after all.
March Pork Exports Up Compared to FebruaryUS - US pork exports during March totaled 486.6 million pounds, up 6.9 per cent from February, but 0.8 per cent lower than in March 2011, writes Ron Plain.
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