China blocks 5 Brazilian meat processing plants China has suspended the export authorisation of 5 Brazilian slaughterhouses last week.
Chinese zoom in on 2016 influenza virus in pigs The virus is described as having ‘all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus’.
Covid-19: Is US pig processing back to normal? The US federal government claimed this week that pig processing had almost returned to 2019 levels.
Corona and China in 4th edition of Pig Progress The latest edition of Pig Progress in 2020 is now available to read digitally.
ASF China: Clinical vaccine trials positive so far Between April and June, clinical trials have been carried out in 3 breeding bases in China.
China’s Techbank builds Asia’s largest pig slaughterhouse The pig slaughterhouse has an annual capacity of 5 million head and is located in Fuyang.
Chinese confirm SARS-CoV-2 does not affect pigs Pigs are not susceptible for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19.
Spain allowed to ship more pork to China The country received the thumbs-up for another 8 processors to start shipping meat to the East.
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,...
Quarterly update: Global outlook driven by Covid The global outlook is very different now and it is time for a reboot.
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...
Russia embraces its new global role in pork Sergey Yushin of the National Meat Association explains the direction of the Russian pork industry.
Planes full of breeding pigs head to China The Chinese pig industry will leave no stone unturned to get back to business.
China’s pig industry will rise like a phoenix Most estimates indicate a reduction of China's pig industry of more than 50%. What does this mean?
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...
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...