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News Archive
Waitrose to fully support British pork
18 Jun 2008 - British supermarket chain, Waitrose, has delivered a
boost to the struggling pig industry, after committing to buy all of its fresh
pork and bacon from British farmers. Read more >>
Welfare concerns within British Pig industry
18 Jun 2008 - Government vets have launched an investigation into
Britain's pig farming industry after disturbing images showing dead and diseased
animals were passed to British newspaper, The
Independent.
Read more >>
VION: acquisition of Grampian announced
17 Jun 2008 - VION, headquartered in the Netherlands have signed an
agreement to acquire Grampian, one of the UK's largest food companies. This
acquisition sees VION strengthen its UK position, where it has successful
operations in the fresh pork, bacon and sausage markets. The takeover will be
submitted to the competition authorities. Read more >>
Tyson pork plant stays closed due to flooding
17 Jun 2008 - Tyson Foods announced that it's Columbus Junction,
Iowa, pork plant likely will remain idle through this weekend as flood waters
rise in southeast Iowa. The facility has a slaughter capacity of some 9,000 hogs
per day. Read more >>
Selenium Deficiency is a Widespread Problem
17 Jun 2008 - Leading selenium specialists meeting in Prague this
week have concluded that humans and animals alike across Europe typically fall
short of the optimal dietary intake of the nutrient selenium. Read more >>
Zhongpin resumes pork production in Sichuan
17 Jun 2008 -
Zhongpin, a leading meat and food processing
company in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that it
resumed production at the Deyang plant, located in Cangshan County, Sichuan
Province, which was affected by a recent earthquake. Read more >>
New Zealanders demand home produced bacon
17 Jun 2008 - New Zealanders know nothing beats a rasher of 100% New
Zealand bacon. And this fondness for the home product was clearly seen at the
Lesnies 100% New Zealand Bacon Competition this year. Only open to bacons
produced in New Zealand using its own pork, the competition's first prize was
won by the Heller butchery of Christchurch, South Island. Read more >>
New pork breeding facility in Russia
16 Jun 2008 - Cherkizovo Group OJSC, one of Russia's leading
integrated and diversified meat producers, has announced that it has
commissioned the first module at its new state-of-the-art pork breeding facility
located in the Tambov region. Read more >>
China's pork export slumps
16 Jun 2008 - The Chinese mainland saw a big-margin decline in pork
export in the first four months of this year, due largely to mounting pig
raising cost, sources with the General Administration of Customs said on
Saturday. Read more >>
Canada: gov. $1.4m to assist Pork Industry
16 Jun 2008 - The Government of Canada is making sure Canadian
families can identify Canadian pork products on grocery store shelves. Gary
Schellenberger, Member of Parliament for Perth-Wellington, made the announcement
today on behalf of the Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry
Ritz. Read more >>
OZ gas crisis affecting pork industry
16 Jun 2008 - The future of the pork industry in Western Australia
is still in doubt after the State's biggest pig abattoir was unable to secure
supplies of liquid carbon dioxide to keep operating beyond three weeks,
Australian media is reporting. Read more >>
Smithfield foods facilities honoured
16 Jun 2008 - Fifty-four Smithfield Foods, facilities in 23 states
have been honoured by the American Meat Institute (AMI) for their significant
environmental stewardship efforts in their local communities during the past
year. Read more >>
Alltech Sponsors Student Attendance at ICAR
13 Jun 2008 - Global animal health and nutrition company, Alltech,
will both sponsor and exhibit at ICAR 2008: 16th International Congress on
Animal Reproduction, taking place in Budapest from 13-17 July 2008. Read more >>
IPVS 2012 location nominees
13 Jun 2008 - Prior to the 2008 IPVS to taking place on 22-26 June, the nominees for the potential location for 2012 have begun preparing their bidding campaigns. Read more >>
UK: Major move in pig marketing
13 Jun 2008 - As a result of the significant consolidation within
the British pig industry and the ever increasing concentration into fewer hands
at both processor and producer level, BOCM PAULS has carried out a major review
of its pig marketing activities. Read more >>
USDA wants to avoid mandatory animal ID's
13 Jun 2008 - USDA is boosting its efforts to get livestock
producers signed up in the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) ahead of
mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) legislation that becomes effective
later this year, meating place has reported. Read more >>
Researchers study antibiotic use in Pig rearing
13 Jun 2008 - Ohio State University researchers have warned that
pigs raised without antibiotics are more likely to carry bacteria and parasite
responsible for food borne illness. Read more >>
US pork exports record breaking
12 Jun 2008 - The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) have issued a
press release stating that U.S. pork exports set a new record in April, with
more than 175,640 tons of pork and pork products shipped internationally, 12%
more than the previous record set in February. Read more >>
Canadian PSC opens Sow Research Unit
12 Jun 2008 - Prairie Swine Centre has officially opened its new Sow
Research Unit, a joint initiative of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. Read more >>
FAVA Congress highlights food and oil prices
12 Jun 2008 - Can the global economy tolerate higher food and oil
prices? This is the question that will be at the forefront of the 15th Congress
of the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations, FAVA that will be held 27-30
October 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. Read more >>
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