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Russian pig price is currently 103 Roubles ($1.40) per kg liveweight. This is in the 100 to 110 range that the price has been for some time. Higher feed prices have reduced profitability. Average costs are estimated to b…

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has launched its sustainability platform, Reducing emissions from livestock, as part of its recent strategic initiative We Mak…

The pork industry has had a tremendous number of innovations over the years, said Joe Connor, DVM, in an interview with Pig Health Today. Connor, who serves as a consultant within Carthage Veterinary Services, is a pione…

The USDA has recently signed a petition that permits animal health companies to produce a foot-and-mouth vaccine in the United States.

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order (EO) that increases food assistance for families missing meals due to school closures and gives additional funding for SNAP.

May/June 2020 agricultural surveys showed a slight increase in the EU pig herd

Animal health researchers from the GBADs programme have secured $7 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office to explore and measure animal health burdens and their impacts on human lives and economies.…

The European Union is consulting farmers and other stakeholders on the sustainable use of pesticides before updating rules for the trading bloc.

People in Beijing are grumbling over high prices for pork and other grocery items ahead of the Lunar New Year as lockdowns in a neighbouring province to contain COVID-19 disrupt food deliveries.

Taiwan is under no illusions it can quickly sign a long hoped for free trade deal with the United States but feels when the time is right, “success will flow naturally”.

Meatpacker JBS USA and poultry company Pilgrim’s Price Corp say that they will pay $100 to US employees who voluntarily receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

In his first hours as president, Joe Biden issued multiple executive orders and policy proposals that will affect the farm sector.

Last week there was chatter about pork demand. The bears attacked the market. When the dust settled Friday, U.S. pork cut-outs were still over 80₵. The market held - a positive sign. We expect over the coming weeks pork …

Czech lawmakers have approved legislation that requires shops to sell mainly domestically made food to benefit Czech farmers, but the law could face pushback from EU economic rules.

US lean hog futures rose on 20 January, supported by lower feed-grain futures and expectations that the US herd will shrink as spring approaches.

An additional 30 cases of African swine fever have been detected in wild boars in Eastern Germany, with no farm pigs affected.

China has lifted trade bans on three Brazilian meat plants owned by JBS SA and Aurora Alimentos on 20 January.

The NFU stands ready to work with the incoming administration.

With the change in Administration on Wednesday, the USDA announced several key appointments

At least 500 pigs have died after an outbreak of African swine fever in Tanzania’s northern Kahama district.