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Sows in group housing in straw. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

Carrefour Brazil: Gestating sows max 28 days in crates

Retailer Carrefour has announced that for its Brazilian business, gestating sows cannot be kept in crates longer...

On Jan 30, 2020 In welfare

Russian pig meat, shipped to Venezuela, is worrying South American vets. Photo: Shutterstock

Russian pork in Venezuela worries vets in South America

The Latin-American pig sector has expressed concerns about the arrival of 13,500 tonnes of pork meat from Russia...

On Jan 24, 2020 In pig meat

Pigs on a farm in Bahia state. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

Brazil’s pig sector to achieve new highs due to ASF

Asia is increasingly becoming more important for the Brazilian pig sector, as a result of African Swine Fever in...

On Jan 6, 2020 In pig trade

5 new slaughterhouses in Rio Grande do Sul have been given permission to ship their pork products to China. Photo: Shutterstock

China enables 5 more pig plants in Brazil to export

Another group of 5 Brazilian pig slaughterhouses has received permission to start exporting to China.

On Nov 14, 2019 In markets and trade

Pig trotters for sale in Xi’An. They are in high demand on the Chinese market. Photo: Shutterstock

China approves 7 more Brazilian pig slaughterhouses

China has approved 7 more Brazilian pork meatpackers to start exporting to China. All of them are in Santa...

On Nov 6, 2019 In markets and trade

The enlarged factory of Aurora in Chapecó. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

Aurora expands pig plant to be Brazil’s largest

Aurora, a farmer cooperative in Brazil, has started up Brazil’s largest pig plant. The unity doubled its...

On Oct 23, 2019 In markets and trade

Photo: Henk Riswick

A decade of improved performance in Brazil’s pig sector

The number of weaned piglets in Brazil has increased from 24.82 piglets per sow per year in 2008 to 27.99 in...

On Sep 23, 2019 In piglets

For Brazil’s pig producing and processing industries, it is believed that better days are ahead. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

Brazil eagerly awaits surge in Asian demand for pig meat

Brazil’s pig industry is eagerly awaiting the foreseen surge in demand for pig meat from China. Currently,...

On Aug 21, 2019 In Pig meat

Photo: InovaPork

Innovative solutions for Brazilian pig sector

Entrepreneurs and researchers gathered at InovaPork in Brazil to present innovative alternatives in efficiency,...

On Jul 31, 2019 In Innovation

Photo: Shutterstock

Brazil grabs pork export momentum due to ASF

Brazil’s government appears to be speeding up the opening of new markets for pork. Partly this is related to the...

On Jun 3, 2019 In Markets

As in many countries, smaller farms in Brazil disappear and larger, professional farms, like this one in Paraná state take their place. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

Small steps forward for Brazil’s pig industry

How did Brazil’s pig industry develop over the last 10 years? Predominantly, it is a mixed bag of impressions....

On May 22, 2019 In Markets

Classical Swine Fever was found in Piaui state in northern Brazil. Photo: Shutterstock

CSF found in Piauí state as Brazil starts eradication

Brazil recently announced the launch of a programme to also eradicate Classical Swine Fever (CSF) from the last...

On Apr 10, 2019 In Classical Swine...

Mealworms at the UFMG laboratory. Photo: Amanda Lelis, UFMG

Brazilian researchers focus on using insects in animal feed

Researchers in Brazil have also started to zoom in on the usage of insects as a suitable ingredient for animal...

On Mar 27, 2019 In Feed

Photo: Daniel Azevedo Duarte

Interview: Globally promoting sugar cane yeast

Serving the planet with agricultural solutions brings a set of challenges of its own. For 28 years now, yeast...

On Mar 8, 2019 In Markets

Photo: Shutterstock

Brazil’s pork business hopes for a better 2019

With the new year offering prospects of a better future, Brazil has to admit that 2018 wasn’t a very successful...

On Feb 26, 2019 In Markets

Photo: Martijn ter Horst

More reliability in Brazil’s pig carcass inspection

Brazilian slaughterhouses will soon be required to use accredited external companies to hire assistants who can...

On Jan 29, 2019 In Legislation

Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil

Interview: What to expect from Brazil’s new ag minister

As of this month, the Bolsonaro administration has taken power in Brazil. In the new right-wing government,...

On Jan 12, 2019 In Markets

Pedro Parente, during a press conference in 2016 with Petrobras. Photo: Luizsouzarj | Dreamstime

Pork processor Brasil Foods ready to bounce back

One of Brazil’s largest agribusinesses, Brasil Foods (BRF), recently appointed a new president: Pedro Parente....

On Dec 21, 2018 In Markets

Photo: Marcos Assis | Dreamstime

A new president in Brazil – what does the pig industry say?

Brazil recently elected a new president, Jair Bolsonaro. Although he has given worrying statements related to...

On Dec 13, 2018 In Markets

Photo: 123RF.com

Music by Bach makes pigs grow better

Recent research suggests that classical symphonies can contribute to animal welfare and improve zootechnical...

On Oct 17, 2018 In Research

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