Optimism, wood and China’s recovery in Pig Progress 3 The latest edition of Pig Progress is now available online. In this edition we look at what the future holds for...
Covid-19: RusAgro suspends Chinese pig investments Russian pork producer RusAgro had to postpone negotiations about a pig project in China due to the recent...
Brazil’s pork exports peak despite Covid-19 Brazil’s pork exports (including all products from fresh to processed) reached 135,900 tonnes in the 1st 2...
China spurs its pig companies to invest abroad The Chinese government is encouraging pig producing companies to invest in pig production, both in China as well...
Costa Rica the 1st in Central America to ship pork to China Costa Rica is the 1st Central America country that has been allowed to export pig meat to China. Last February,...
Moderate optimism about Chinese ASF vaccine A mixed bag of comments. That’s how various vaccine experts around the globe have responded to the recent news...
Piglet gut health benefits from citrus extract A Chinese study evaluated the efficacy of citrus extract as a substitute for antibiotics in piglet diets. The...
Chinese Harbin Institute: New ASF vaccine is effective China’s Harbin Veterinary Research Institute stated it developed a vaccine to African Swine Fever, which,...
Gentle handling does not impact pig performance Gentle handling of pigs can reduce pigs’ anxiety and increase their willingness to approach handlers, but...
"German pork exports remain possible in case of ASF" Germany has engaged in talks with China, to make sure exports of pork and pigmeat will remain possible in case...
Chinese ASF-infected pork keeps hitting Russia Yet another batch of ASF-infected sausages, coming from China, have reached Russia. That was revealed by...
US pork industry welcomes US-China trade deal US president Donald Trump and Chinese vice premier Liu He have signed a preliminary trade agreement that will...
ASF China: Government anticipates for Lunar New Year As Chinese New Year is around the corner (January 25), the country faces many challenges with African Swine...
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...
Scientists identify PCV4 virus in sick Chinese pigs A new variety of Porcine Circovirus has been identified in pigs with severe clinical disease in China’s Hunan...
ASF China: US-China trade deal; FAO says virus in Indonesia A welcome relief for both China and the US happened last Friday when the countries announced a relaxation of...
Where Covid-19 and African Swine Fever meet ‘The big unknown’, that is a label that fits perfectly on the current Covid-19 virus, according to Pig Progress...
Quarterly update: Good fortune for pig producers in 2020 A few wild boar crossing a river in Europe – or one tweet by the US president. Small unforeseen things like...
Trade wars and ASF: The global pork market mid-2019 Every quarter, international pig market expert Dr John Strak takes a look into the previous months and analyses...
What 1 pig can tell about ASF in China The situation of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China appears out of control. Continental Asia will have to get...
African Swine Fever in Belgium? Don’t panic! As Spain fought hard in the 1980s and 1990s to eradicate African Swine Fever, the country has always had a...
20 Reasons why Asia has to fear ASF African Swine Fever (ASF) has entered China and it is very likely that the outbreaks will have far-reaching...
Q1 2018: Pig world, fasten your seatbelts There might be rough times ahead in terms of global pig prices, according to pig market expert Dr John Strak. In...
BLOG: PEDV – A disaster waiting to happen in the EU Although we have African Swine Fever (ASF) knocking on our Eastern door, Europe needs to wake up to the...
BLOG: Presenting about the P of Pigs I had wanted to talk about the subject of the ‘Fourth P’ for some time. The opportunity arose when I had the...
BLOG: Pioneering in the East I must admit – it was a bit of a gamble. When travelling out for the China Animal Husbandry Expo I was not sure...
Milk Immunoglobulins We all know quite well that sow's milk is an ideal source of nutrients for newborn piglets. Not only milk, and...
The future of the global pig industry – hit or bust? Overall, the global pig industry must be a hit. It is a complex but well-structured industry with an end product...
Fluorescent piglets born in China A pig genetically modified in China to make it glow has given birth to fluorescent piglets, proving such...
Chinese pig bites butcher A brave sow which bit a butcher in order to save a boar from being slain has been placed at the top of a...
Thai Piglets jump through ring of fire An animal farm in Thailand trained a group of piglets to jump through fire. The piglets were trained over a...
What's in my pork bun? Cardboard! Chopped cardboard, softened in an industrial chemical and made tasty with pork flavouring, is a main ingredient...
Interview: Piet van der Aar – 40 years of feed experience Feed research is becoming less independent and social acceptance is a new challenge to face. Piet van der Aar...
EuroTier completes first round of global shows There was lots to enjoy in Qingdao, China, from 19-21 September. The first edition of EuroTier China was held...
VIV Qingdao: The start of a new formula in China VIV exhibitions in China are nothing new but the inaugural edition of VIV Qingdao signalled a new era in the...
ASF on-farm? Back on track in 18 steps - part 2 African Swine Fever (ASF) arrived in China, the world’s largest pig market and has been spreading rapidly across...
ASF on-farm? Back on track in 18 steps - Part 1 African Swine Fever (ASF) arrived in China, the world’s largest pig market and has been spreading rapidly across...
CAHE review: Business as usual despite ASF China’s animal livestock industry is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently. However, at CAHE,...
ASF China: Pork supplies expected to shrink; case in Sichuan Bit by bit more background info is becoming available about the vastness of the African Swine Fever (ASF)...
Interview CEO Yingzi: Monitoring more than just pigs Chinese companies have, at a rapid pace, started to develop advanced technology to monitor, measure and manage...
China: Changing consumer trends influencing the pig sector This is the third article in the series of articles about China. In this final report, let’s take a look at...
How to tackle the versatility of PRRS? PRRS virus is known for its capacity to mutate. Worldwide, two major genotypes are known and so are many strains...
China’s pork supply chain in the spotlight The rapid evolution and development of that part of the pig meat sector, and the sheer size of China’s pig and...
A sandy pig farm at the shores of the Yangtze China, with half of all the global pig population within its borders, has an abundance of different pig holding...
Future looks bright for better pig welfare in China It is clear that there is a growing interest in animal welfare in China with the first official welfare...
Yangxiang aims high with sows on many floors Chinese pig company Yangxiang go where few have gone before: with the construction of pig farms with 7, 9 or...
Rapid changes in China’s pig business China’s pig business has been going through very rapid changes in the last few years. As a result of this...
Qinglian Food, China’s pioneer for sow group housing Qinglian Food, a Chinese pork producer, announced last year to phase out sow stalls. What made the company...
Technology leads the way at CAHE Chongqing was the location for this year’s annual China animal husbandry expo (CAHE). Pig Progress was there to...
Preparing China’s pig farmers for the future Sharing knowledge and experience is paramount in building and growing a business. In the pig industry this also...
Photo report: Dan Yu Breeding Farm, China The Danish pig industry is rapidly building up its presence on the shores of China. In recent years, a breeding...
Wens Group’s new sow complex, China One of the latest additions to the Wens Group’s growing pig empire in China was the construction of a 5,000 sow...
VIV Asia 2015 through the lens - UPDATED More booths, more surface, more exhibitors and more visitors. The biennial animal husbandry trade show VIV Asia...
Photo Report: VIV China 2014 kicks off in Beijing VIV China 2014, held at the New China International Exhibition Center (NCIEC) in Beijing, China kicked off on...
Photo Report: China Animal Husbandry Expo (CAHE) The China Animal Husbandry Expo (CAHE) is organised by the China Animal Agriculture Association (CAAA) and took...
AGFEED, China, part III: Jiangxi Hypor Agfeed Breeding... The Chinese economy is booming and so is its pig industry. In various locations all over the country,...
AGFEED, China, part II: Jiangxi Lushan Breeder Pig Farm... The Chinese economy is booming and so is its pig industry. In various locations all over the country,...
AGFEED, China, part I: Nanchang Best Animal Husbandry... The Chinese economy is booming and so is its pig industry. In various locations all over the country,...
VIV CHINA 2010: Beijing, China For the seventh time since the year 2000, VIV China is being held in Beijing, 6-8 Sept 2010. There's no better...