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News Archive
CFIA enhances animal disease reporting
19 Aug 2009 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will provide a comprehensive view of Canada's animal health status by posting to its website all detections of federally reportable diseases. Information will be updated monthly. Read more >>
US meat industry addresses antibiotic concerns
19 Aug 2009 - A coalition of 20 organisations, related to animal agriculture including various pork associations has sent a letter regarding the on-farm use of low-level antibiotics in livestock and poultry to Melody Barnes, assistant to President Obama for domestic policy. Read more >>
Smithfield lays off more hog workers
19 Aug 2009 - A Murphy-Brown facility that supplies Smithfield with hogs for processing in Dallas, Texas is to lay off 117 workers. Read more >>
Russian journalists visit US pork industry
19 Aug 2009 - Five business journalists from Russia have visited the US to learn about the US pork industry including the current state of trade with Russia. Read more >>
Company update: Cargill
19 Aug 2009 - Cargill has reported net earnings of $327 million in the fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended May 31, down 69% from $1.05 billion in the same period a year ago.
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Mechanisms of two infectious swine diseases studied
18 Aug 2009 - Students at Kansas State University are researching some of the most important infectious diseases in swine to improve the long-term health of pigs. Read more >>
Diagnostic testing for pig and poultry industries
18 Aug 2009 - A new company, MDT Molecular Diagnostic Testing, has been set up specifically to provide a sophisticated testing service for veterinary surgeons and the pig and poultry industries. Based at Craven Arms in Shropshire, England, it uses the polymerase chain reaction method to detect DNA and RNA in bacteria and viruses from a variety of tissues. Read more >>
New piglet feed to prevent ear biting
18 Aug 2009 - A new piglet feed has been developed which includes ear necrosis and ear biting through the addition of comforting elements, extra antioxidants and specific raw materials. Read more >>
NPPC asks USDA to save pork industry
18 Aug 2009 - Asking for help to save the US pork industry and thousands of jobs, the National Pork Producers Council has urged the US Department of Agriculture to lend assistance to US pork producers to help them weather a nearly 2-year-old economic crisis. Read more >>
Russia: Red meat production exceeds 4 million tonnes
18 Aug 2009 - Overall red meat production in Russia in the 1st half of 2009 exceeded 4.1 million tonnes of meat in live weight, which is 6% higher than in the 1st half of 2008, according to the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Elena Skrynnik.
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Canada restructures hog industry
17 Aug 2009 - The Government of Canada is delivering a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers by investing in key marketing initiatives to get more customers buying Canadian pork, providing government-backed credit to help viable operations weather the current economic uncertainty and helping struggling operations to transition out of the industry. Read more >>
NZ pork industry fears Canadian subsidy
17 Aug 2009 - Canadian subsidies for pig producers will result in a flood of cheap pork imports to New Zealand, according to the local pork industry. Read more >>
USMEF: Slump continues for pork exports
17 Aug 2009 - The lingering global economic slump and low prices for domestic beef and pork products in key export markets contributed to declines in both US beef and pork exports in June, while lamb exports continue to enjoy a strong year, according to statistics compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Read more >>
Company update: Kiotech - up 30%
17 Aug 2009 - Kiotech International, a supplier of natural feed additives for agriculture and aquaculture, has announced interim results for the 6 months to 30 June 2009. Read more >>
Ag industry opposes Defra’s green label scheme
17 Aug 2009 - Defra’s plans to introduce a labelling system to show the environmental credentials of food have generated concern amongst farming and animal welfare groups. Read more >>
VIDEO: Swiss castration method
15 Aug 2009 - Switzerland is one of Europe’s leading countries with regard to the piglet castration discussion. Physical castration without the use of anaesthetics will be forbidden as from January 1, 2010. Last year, a special expert committee, called ProSchwein, examined alternative production systems on how to raise male pigs. The committee advised on two systems: immunovaccination or castration after anaesthetics using isoflurane. The following film provided by Swiss company Agrocomp, shows Pignap, a Swiss castration method using isoflurane. Read more >>
Update on worldwide mycotoxin contamination
14 Aug 2009 - Feed additive manufacturer Biomin has published an update of its quarterly Mycotoxin Report. Read more >>
Brazilian pork export values drop 40.5%
14 Aug 2009 - Foreign sales of Brazilian pork in July dropped 14.28% compared to the same period of 2008 to 48.1 thousand tonnes, according to the Brazilian Association of the Producers and Exporters of Pork (Abipecs). The value of the decline however was much more significant, 40.5% in the same comparison, to U$100.50 million. Read more >>
Company update: AgFeed
14 Aug 2009 - Animal feed and pork company AgFeed Industries Inc posted a 69% drop in its quarterly earnings, hurt by a fall in pig prices, and rising cost of corn, soy and fuel.
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Pork production in Russia continues to decline
14 Aug 2009 - Pork production in Russia continues to decline, sources in the Ministry of Agriculture have said. Read more >>
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