Pig Industry News
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Imported Food Prices Rose in MarchSOUTH KOREA - South Korea's import prices of agricultural, livestock and fishery products rose slightly in March from a year earlier, a customs agency report showed....
Mega-Farm Fears Threaten UK Livestock ProductionUK - Growing urbanisation of the British countryside is threatening national food production, says the National Pig Association. It is particularly concerned that even planning applications for traditional...
Common Agricultural Policy Reform on CourseIRELAND - At yesterday's (22 April) meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, reported back to his colleagues on recent discussions with the...
Pig Deaths Found to be Caused by Toxic GasCHINA - Local authorities have found that pigs and dogs that were found dead in a village in Central China's Henan province died from respiratory failure due to inhaling toxic gas....
Pork Commentary: Hog Markets in PerspectiveCANADA & US - Every day, we are asked if the US-Canada hog market has room for a run higher this year, writes Jim Long. We always answer yes. We understand the near anguish of the questioner. The losses...
MusicFest Lineup Set for World Pork ExpoUS - The spotlight will shine on MusicFest at World Pork Expo on Thursday, 6 June, as the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) presents world-class entertainment by Transit Authority and Little Texas....
Swine Health Initiatives Attract Other Producer InterestCANADA - The executive director of the Canadian Swine Health Board reports initiatives aimed at protecting the Canadian swine herd from disease are attracting the interest of those involved in the production...
What’s Caused Prices to Falter: Demand or Supply?US - Is it demand or is it supply? That question has been kicked around ad-nauseum this year as meat and livestock prices have consistently fallen short of expectations. In typical economist fashion,...
Transformed Pig Manager Wins AwardUK - Tony Wright of Shedden Farms was presented with a special Student of the Year Award at the final session of the BPEX Professional Manager’s Development Scheme (PMDS)....
Monday, April 22, 2013
Weekly Overview: Understanding US Pork Market TrendsANALYSIS - The upward trends in US pork exports would have been even more pronounced if feed prices had not risen so dramatically since 2008, according to industry analysts, and it was a technological...
Mexico Faces Severe Drought AgainANALYSIS - With Mexico facing severe drought conditions again this year, the federal government has announced stringent conservation measures to preserve already tight water supplies, particularly in a...
SafePork: Abstract Submissions, Registration Open US - The 10th International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Pigs and Pork - known as SafePork 2013 - will be held at the DoubleTree by...
Making a Profit from PorkUK - Despite recent headlines highlighting the decline in the national pig herd, there are still many positive stories to share and excellent career opportunities within the industry, said Richard Hooper,...
Freedom Food Pork Sales up for Third Consecutive YearUK - Freedom Food has announced an increase in pork for the third year running, which means that availability of Freedom Food-labelled pork is at its highest ever level. ...
Global Mycotoxin Survey Report 2012 Published by Biomin GLOBAL - Biomin has published its mycotoxin analysis results for the period January and December 2012. ...
Prices Continue to Nudge AheadUK - Prices continue to edge ahead, but not at the rate that many sellers had been hoping for, or need as far as their bank overdrafts are concerned, writes Peter Crichton. ...
Hog Outlook: Retail Pork Prices Up from FebruaryUS - Retail pork prices in March averaged $3.466 per pound, up 2.5 cents from the month before, but down 2.4 cents compared to March 2012, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, University of Missouri....
Devenish Nutrition Increases Presence in GB MarketUK - Devenish Nutrition, the agri-technology company headquartered in Belfast, has taken another significant stride into the GB market with the acquisition of Hi Peak Feeds Ltd, the leading multi-species...
Accurate Calibration Equations Key for Feed Quality TestingCANADA - A research scientist with Gowans Feed Consulting says accurate calibration equations are key to obtaining accurate test results when using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy to evaluate the...
Training Showcase and Networking EventUK - Booking is open for a showcase and networking event in London in June for those in the agri-food sector wanting to undertake applied research alongside their career....
Southern African Feed Manufacturers' Association Launched SOUTH AFRICA - The Southern African Feed Manufacturers’ Association (SAFMA) was officially launched following an agreement at the 4th Global Feed & Food Congress in Sun City, South Africa, under the...
Ceva Expands Veterinary Team US - Ceva Animal Health has recruited three new veterinary professionals to support the company’s rapidly growing livestock and companion animal product portfolios. Jo Gourlay and Anna Zakharova have...
Saturday, April 20, 2013
USDA Feed Review: Bids Mixed on Weather, Lower Chinese Growth, Bird Flu GLOBAL - Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids traded mixed. ...
Friday, April 19, 2013
US Farmers Hail Trade Policy Adoption JAPAN - National Farmers Union (NFU) of the US is applauding the World Farmers Organisation (WFO) for adopting its first policy on international trade. The historic policy was adopted during the WFO’s...
Calculator to Help Pork Industry Go GreenAUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry was the first industry to adopt the Federal Government's carbon farming initiative and now it's hoped a new project will help the pork sector go greener. ...
US Pork Producers Demonstrate Earth Day PrinciplesUS - As the world celebrates another Earth Day on 22 April, research shows that America's pork producers have made huge improvements in environmental management over the last 50 years. ...
McDonald's UK Switches to Freedom Food Pork – Call for NZ to FollowGLOBAL - McDonald’s has become first high street restaurant chain to serve 100 per cent Freedom Food pork from RSPCA monitored British farms- across its entire UK menu. ...
Pork Producers Encouraged to Get Involved with Social MediaCANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging its members to to become more involved in social media, writes Bruce Cochrane....
Russia Cuts Canadian Meat Supplier List to 19 PlantsCANADA & RUSSIA - Russia's plans to block meat imports from livestock raised on ractopamine will see its list of approved Canadian suppliers cut to 14 pork packing plants, four beef plants and one...
CME: Why Was Pork Production at Record High in Q4 2012?US - We were recently challenged after a presentation by an attendee who said “If high feed prices are so bad, why was pork production record high in the fourth quarter of 2012?” That is a legitimate...
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