Pacific trade deal: good news for US pork industry After many years of negotiating, the United States, Canada, Japan and 9 other countries in the Asia-Pacific have...
Ukrainian pork likely to disappear from Russian market The imminent free trade agreement (FTA) between Ukraine and the European Union (EU) will likely lead to Russia...
Study: Early piglet weaning can eliminate PRC virus A Canadian study has found that it is possible to produce piglets, negative for Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus...
Canada regains market access for live swine to Chile The Harper Government has re-established market access to Chile for live swine, a market that industry estimates...
March pork exports show positive momentum Exports of US pork and beef gained momentum in March after starting the year slowly, according to data released...
Chilean exports grew in second half of 2014 Chilean pork exports in 2014 increased 1% compared with 2013, with much of the increase coming in the second...
Russian pork imports down 40% in 2014 African Swine Fever (ASF) and political unrest resulted in pork import restrictions into Russia. The effect of...
Russia finds new pork smuggling channel from the EU The Russian veterinary body Rosselkhoznadzor has found a new illegal pork supply channel from European Union...
Four countries receive highest animal welfare rating Just four countries – New Zealand, the UK, Switzerland and Austria – are deemed worthy of the highest ‘A’ rating...
Russian pork business: self-sufficiency by 2020 The limitation of US and EU pork imports as a result of the crisis over Ukraine has only accelerated Russia’s...
Big, bigger, biggest in Pig Progress Finishers of about 220 kg feature in this issue of Pig Progress. We travelled to Italy to see some large modern...
Chilean annual pork consumption tops 25 kg/capita Chilean pork consumption has grown to 26.6 kg per year, the National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE) reports.
Rectified article: ‘How to stop PEDv?’ Despite having taken much care during writing, a factual error has been made during composing the article ‘How...
NPPC calls on Japan to banish 'Gate Price' on US pork In a letter sent yesterday to top Obama administration trade officials, the National Pork Producers Council...
US: Good TPP deal for agriculture Nearly one-third of the US House urged the White House to pursue a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade...
Canada-Korea FTA: Pork Industry pleased with progress The Canadian Pork industry welcomed news that the Federal government tabled the text of the Canada-Korea Free...
Brazil’s pork dominance in Latin America Chile produced in total about 520,000 tonnes of pork in 2012. Making it Latin America's number three, it is kind...
Chile’s pork engine is slowing down In the last decade, Chile’s pork industry has seen considerable growth in both production and exports. Recently,...
Even a small rise would make a huge difference India often tends to be overlooked in the world’s pig developments. The country, however, harbours a huge...
Questions as PEDv travels on The world of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PEDv) is much larger than only North America, I realised last week....
PEDv moving into Latin America Europe does not seem to be too worried about Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv). In Latin America, and...
South Korea back on track after FMD crisis Good news: With large and structural investments, South Korea has overcome a series of Foot-and-Mouth Disease...
Ecuador: Si, ¿se puede? Although Ecuador is not well- known for its pork sector, the country's production has steadily increased over...
The Americas focus on a safer food supply Santiago, Chile was the location of a recent conference of food animal authorities from North and South...