ASF wipes the Myrgorod pig breed out of existence At least 2 pig breeds have ceased to exist in Ukraine due to the continuing spread of African Swine Fever (ASF)...
Alibaba signs contracts with Danish Crown and JBS The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made serious steps into the meat processing market as in Shanghai, huge...
ASF China: South affected; Japan finds virus in meat African Swine Fever (ASF) has descended to also affect more areas in the south of China, including Yunnan, Hunan...
ASF Belgium: 1 more carcass; 13 countries ban imports One more infected wild boar carcass has been found in the forests of southern Belgium, bringing the total of ASF...
RusAgro acquires large pig business in European Russia Russian agricultural holding RusAgro has acquired CapitalAgro together with its distribution company CapitalAgro...
Thai retailer Tops converts to group housing for sows Tops, a premium supermarket chain in Thailand, has announced to phase out selling pork from sows kept in sow...
Irish pig industry facing difficult times The pig industry in Ireland may be relatively small in a European context, yet its problems are identical to...
How a trade war can impact swine production In more than one way, the global pig community is likely to be affected by the recent trade disputes which have...
World pork trade reached new peaks in 2016 and 2017 The world pig and pork trade reached new highs in both 2016 and 2017. Within the EU, the 1st large zone...
Wrapping up June: What’s new in the world of pigs? June saw a lot of interesting innovations for the swine industry. Some we covered in our show reviews – here is...
Russia approves new soft loans for pig industry Russia’s ministry of agriculture has approved the issuing of 240 billion roubles (US$ 4 billion) destined for...
Belgian retailer launches castration-free pork label The Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize has recently launched a new castration-free pork label.
Australians urged to eat more pork to save the pig industry Pig farmers across Australia say they are at crisis point as pork prices plummet to the ‘worst in living memory’...
Mexico strikes back with tariffs on US pork Mexico introduces tariffs on US pork, to the disappointment of the US pork business. In terms of volume, Mexico...
Russia’s pork is looking for more export markets Despite growth figures in 2017, Russia’s pork and pork by-products exports give some reason for concern,...
5 reasons why Brazil’s pig industry can be optimistic Brazil’s pig sector has several reasons to celebrate despite the rough times it is in. At least 5 highlights in...
Quarterly update: Will ASF change global pig prices? How much can happen in one quarter of a year? Quite a lot, concludes swine market expert Dr John Strak in his...
Quarterly update: Confusion reigns in pig markets Trade wars, tariffs, and retaliation are words that have been given a lot of media exposure in recent weeks. Pig...
Q3 2017: The global pork outlook has downside risk As from this quarter, pig and pork market expert Dr John Strak will take a deep dive into the world of figures...
World Pork Expo and the sustainability paradox In order to feed the world sustainably, what is needed is far more advanced production methods. What sometimes...
What will president Trump mean for the pig industry? For just over a week, the United States has had a new president. Out went the Democrat Barack Obama, in came...
Producing pigs – what was it like in the Middle Ages? A depiction of pigs in a medieval church in northern Italy made Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek wonder what...
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...
Cephalosporin use – Shock, horror – or is it? Many newspaper journalists like to use the ‘Shock, horror’ tactics to get stories noticed. Increasingly, it...
What If? In vitro meat What if we did not have live animals but still had delicious meat to eat? Wouldn’t that solve animal welfare...
What If? - Sow housing What if the entire pig industry in a given country was a single company? And what if all the retailers (grocery,...
Antimicrobial resistance in the Netherlands Following the massive reduction in the use of antibiotics in the Netherlands (>50%) by the veterinarians over...
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...
BLOG: Pigs at the spa Pigs can do unexpected things – I get that, but showing up prominently at a spa is something I had never thought...
The Romanian way 'Sleeping giant' – to me this qualification used to evoke words like 'large', 'potential, 'opportunities' and...
Misinterpretations in conventional media In early September I am speaking about the role of the media with regard to Precision Livestock Farming in the...
The US & overconsumption: a European view My first visit to the USA took place in June 2006. I was told to go and visit that year's World Pork Expo, in...
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...
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...
Innovations and novelties at World Pork Expo Fusion feeding for sows, tools how to select gilts and smart air filtration; these were amongst the novelties...
Argentina’s pig business is breaking records Argentina may be the world’s eighth-largest country – but in terms of pig production it has been a relatively...
6 reasons why Uganda’s pig business will grow Uganda’s pig business has been increasing since the late 1980s and ever since, can be characterised as ‘growing...
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...
New Zealand’s pig industry: Surviving through isolation Being located remotely, is that a curse or a blessing? For swine producers, it must be a bit of both. On one...
Romania, a pig country with great potential In theory, Romania can be a major player in pork production, as there is plenty of space, a strong pork...
Pig farming in Nepal is growing step by step At the moment, professional pig production in Nepal is still in its infancy. As the country is gradually...
Spain hasn’t seen the end of its growth yet Not only is Spain’s pig industry steeped in tradition with its cured hams, it also recently emerged as EU’s...
Swine sector in the Philippines set to grow The Philippines is undeniably one of the more interesting countries in Asia. With over a 100 million souls and a...
Market access important to Canada’s pork sector Canada’s pig inventory has been fairly stagnant since the turn of the century. Traditionally the country has...
Russia is taking care of itself Despite bad market conditions, pork production in Russia has been growing at an unprecedented and uninterrupted...
Thailand: A tiger cub ready to leap Thailand is home to VIV Asia 2017 for a reason. The country has been playing a leading role in South East Asia...
Japan's market for imported pork is large Japan has long been known as the number one pork importing country in the world. Although it recently lost this...
Russia: Anti-ASF campaign, if only to please China Even the Russian president Vladimir Putin has stepped in to see how the African Swine Fever crisis in his...
Video review: PEDv dominates at World Pork Expo The 2014 World Pork Expo attracted nearly 20,000 pork producers and other professionals from 32 countries to Des...
VIDEO: DuPont presents phytase product at World Pork Expo Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business division of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, was present at the recent World...
UPDATED - Photo Report: World Pork Expo 2014 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus forms a major share of the topics discussed at this year’s edition of...
PHOTO REPORT: World Pork Expo 2013 Key issue at the 25th edition of the World Pork Expo is Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea. Until three weeks ago...
WORLD PORK EXPO 2012: United States World Pork Expo 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa, has been a memorable one in more than one respect. Visitor numbers...
LILLY PORK: Alberta, Canada Producing finishers across the border sometimes comes with a lot of advantages. Canadian pork producer Rod...
SAFEPORK 2011: The Netherlands The most southern provincial capital of Maastricht in the Netherlands is hosting the 9th SafePork conference, an...
World Pork Expo video review The World Pork Expo was held from 8-10 June, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. Pig Progress was there to compile this...
WORLD PORK EXPO 2011: United States World Pork Expo 2011 started off in the midst of a scorcher. Between the burning sun, warm winds and barbecue...
WORLD PORK EXPO 2010: United States After years of misery, profitability has returned to the US pork industry. The atmosphere at the 2010 edition of...
Ontario Pork, group housing for sows VI Part 6: Recently, Ontario Pork, Canada, released a video, introducing the concept of group housing for sows to...
WORLD PORK EXPO 2009: United States The first day of the 25th edition of the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, brought loads of sunshine and high...
PORK TALBOT FARMS: Ontario, Canada Two years ago, a massive fire destroyed the farrowing section of Pork Talbot Farms, Canada. About 800...