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News Archive
Betagro launches joint venture
04 Mar 2009 - Under its newly established three joint-venture company with Japan's Itoham Foods Inc and Ajinomoto Co (Thailand), Betagro Public Company, will manufacture processed ham and sausages products in Thailand.
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Ag economist predicts pork’s return to profits
04 Mar 2009 - Pork producers may be on the verge of returning to profitability after experiencing losses dating back to October 2007, writes economist Chris Hurt when commenting on the commodity market. Read more >>
AB Vista reports sales boom
04 Mar 2009 - AB Vista, supplier of new generation micro-ingredients for the animal feed industry, has announced that, with its partners, it has increased production capacity following a period of rapid sales growth.
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US: $11 mln in grants for animal genomics
03 Mar 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has awarded more than US$11 mln in grants to 15 states to support research, education and outreach in animal genomics that will enhance the protection and safety of agriculture and the food supply.
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Pig prices in Oz continue to climb
03 Mar 2009 - Australian forecasters are predicting a massive 31% increase in pig prices in 2008-09, due mainly to reduced domestic pork production over the last year. Read more >>
St Louis to hold World Agriculture Forum
03 Mar 2009 - The 2009 World Agriculture forum will be held from May 18 – 20 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Read more >>
Vietnam provinces hit by blue-ear pig epidemic
03 Mar 2009 - Almost a thousand pigs have been infected with the blue-ear virus in three Vietnamese provinces, the country’s Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Monday.
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Taiwan disputes proposed pig FMD vaccine plan
03 Mar 2009 - The Taiwanese Swine Association is strongly urging the local government not to vaccinate the country's pigs against foot and mouth disease (FMD). Read more >>
MRSA discovered on Swiss pig and cattle farms
02 Mar 2009 - For the first time, the Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) bacteria has been found at several farms in Switzerland. Read more >>
De Heus acquires Vietnamese feed firms
02 Mar 2009 - De Heus Feeds in the Netherlands has acquired two Vietnamese feed companies - Indochine Feeds and PG Richfarm. The activities of the two will be integrated and will produce under the new name: De Heus Vietnam LLC.
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New Zealand pork sausages win award
02 Mar 2009 - In its inaugural search for the country's best artisan product, the New Zealand Cuisine magazine has uncovered 'possibly the best sausages in New Zealand'. Read more >>
Cool sow system yields positive results
02 Mar 2009 - Tests with a system cooling breeding sows during lactation yielded positive results, researchers at the Dutch Wageningen University and Research Centre reported. Read more >>
British pig producers discuss current issues
02 Mar 2009 - Several key issues in UK pig industry were addressed last week at a meeting of the South of the Humber Pig Discussion Group, in Yorkshire, UK. Read more >>
ACMC to supply breeding pigs to Spanish integrator
27 Feb 2009 - British-based pig genetics company, ACMC Ltd, has won an order to supply one of Spain’s largest integrators with breeding stock. A new project will involve the setting up of a 500-sow high-health nucleus and nucleus multiplier herd in a deal worth €2.25 million. Read more >>
USDA predicts lower pork export
27 Feb 2009 - The USDA has predicted lower US pork export for this year. According to its quarterly "Outlook for US Agricultural Trade" report it lowered its US pork export estimation for 2009 by 200,000 metric tonnes ($600 million) to 1.3 million metric tonnes - in comparison to 1.53 million metric tonnes exported in 2008.
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Condition of ‘pig-brain disease’ patients has improved
27 Feb 2009 - The condition of a number of US patients, suffering from a disease related to pig brains, appears to have improved over the last year. Read more >>
US maintains access to Philippine pork market
26 Feb 2009 - The Philippine government indicated this week that it will maintain current rules for the administration of its tariff rate quota (TRQ) for pork, preserving US access to a fast-growing market for US pork exports. Read more >>
Swiss vets re-launch plea for boar taint vaccination
26 Feb 2009 - Two Swiss societies for veterinarians have once more emphasised that they are in favour of the use of vaccination to control boar taint in Switzerland. Read more >>
EU experts in stalemate on biotech crops
26 Feb 2009 - Experts from European Union governments remained divided Wednesday on allowing farmers to grow two new strains of genetically modified corn in the EU, the European Commission said Wednesday. Read more >>
China: seven people arrested over poisoned pork
25 Feb 2009 - Chinese local authorities have detained seven people allegedly responsible for the recent case of pig-feed poisoning, which has sickened about 70 people in Guangdong province last week. Read more >>
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