Beat ASF with Halamid® 19 Oct 2020 Sponsored Germany reported a further African Swine Fever (ASF) case in wild boar early October. This new case means 50 infected wild boar have been identified since the first was found early September within the Brandenburg region…
Genesus Global Market Report: France, October 2020 19 Oct 2020 Philippe Mallétroit, director of Genesus Inc for France, explores the impact of Germany's ASF outbreak and what it means to be a "good producer".
Pig outlook: Lean hog futures hit 8.5-month high, more upside likely 16 Oct 2020 Read the latest updates on the global hog market from Jim Wyckoff.
Pirbright partners with animal health companies to develop PRRS vaccines 16 Oct 2020 The Pirbright Institute has partnered with ECO Animal Health and The Vaccine Group to develop innovative PRRS vaccines.
Four new cases of ASF in Germany’s wild boar population 15 Oct 2020 Four additional cases of African swine fever have been confirmed in wild boar in Brandenburg state.
Germany records 10 new ASF cases in wild boar 13 Oct 2020 Ten additional cases of African swine fever have been confirmed in Brandenburg’s wild boar population.
China’s September meat imports inch up on August numbers 13 Oct 2020 China imported 834,000 tonnes of meat in September 2020, slightly higher than last month.
China detects ASF in piglets in southwestern city 12 Oct 2020 China’s agriculture ministry confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever in piglets in the southwestern city of Chongqing on 9 October.
CME update: consistent pork demand pushes futures to May 2019 high 12 Oct 2020 US hog futures rose to their highest price since May 2019 on 9 October as domestic demand for pork remained strong.
South Korean officials cull 1,500 pigs after ASF outbreak 9 Oct 2020 South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports that new cases of African swine fever have been detected on a farm this week.
Jim Long Pork Commentary: The best things happen unexpectedly! 9 Oct 2020 Sponsored A month ago, the US hog price had crawled up from the low 40’s to reach 57¢ lean a lb. If we had written we expected 53-54% lean hogs to be 76.52¢ lb. on October 1 we would have been declared even more insane then some t…
Pig outlook: lean hog futures bulls power prices to 8-month high 9 Oct 2020 Jim Wyckoff gives his analysis of the global hog market.
Global food price index rises 5 percent year-on-year in September 8 Oct 2020 Data from the FAO’s newly released world food price index shows that food prices rose for a fourth straight month in September.
Germany identifies one new ASF case in wild boar 8 Oct 2020 An additional case of African swine fever has been confirmed in a wild boar in Brandenburg.
CME update: lean hog futures rise on increased demand and firm cash prices 8 Oct 2020 US hog futures maintained their advances on 7 October and the front-month contract reached its highest price in nearly a year due to strength in the cash market.
ASF gap in China drives global protein inflation 6 Oct 2020 Brett Stuart, President of Global Agri-Trends, argues that the ASF gap in China is actually causing global protein inflation
Three more ASF cases identified in wild boar 5 Oct 2020 Germany has confirmed three more cases of African swine fever in wild boars in Brandenburg.
Germany records 40 ASF cases since 10 September 2 Oct 2020 Two more cases of African swine fever have been recorded in Brandenburg’s wild boar population.
Pig outlook: Lean hog futures bulls maintaining price uptrend amid choppy action 2 Oct 2020 Read Jim Wyckoff's latest analysis of the global hog market.
What's the risk for spread of classical swine fever and pseudorabies through feed? 1 Oct 2020 New research investigates how feed and feed ingredients may be spreading two swine viruses of global significance.