Domestic pork prices soaring in Ukraine The average retail price for a kg of pork in Ukraine reached 106.28 hryvnia (€ 3.42) as of early May 2018, up by...
Russia continues to build swine farms despite oversupply Russia is in the process of building several new large pig production projects. This is happening despite the...
ASF update: 2nd case in Hungary Another case follows the outbreak of African Swine Fever in wild boar in Hungary. Just like the 1st case, this...
Scientific survey: How about swill feed for pigs? Professionals in the UK swine business do not necessarily reject the re-introduction of swill in swine feed, if...
Rabobank: Uncertainties threaten optimism in pork trade Uncertainty in global markets – due to disease risk, trade disputes, and feed availability – will create...
What systems require most energy in pig barns? American scientists have been investigating which applications inside swine barns require the most (fossil)...
EU by far leading supplier for Chinese pork imports In recent years, the European Union has grown has grown out to be the largest supplier of pork to China taking...
China retaliates with higher import fees on US pork In China, US pork imports will be struck with an additional import tariff as from this week.
Auchan expands pork processing capacities in Russia French retailer Auchan has set up a new processing line in Lipetsk region, in cooperation with the Russian...
Taiwan opens market to pork from Italy Pork products from Italy, including the renowned Parma ham, are now allowed on the Taiwanese market.
US pig business can now export to Paraguay The US pig industry has found another market to export its pork to: Paraguay.
US exported record amount of pork in 2017 The United States have closed off a record year in terms of pig meat trade volumes, reported the US Meat Export...
Danish processed pork allowed on Chinese market Tulip Food, a subsidiary of pig processor Danish Crown, has received permission to export salami, frankfurter...
Russia: No more subsidies for pig farm planning The Russian ministry of agriculture has formally indicated that pig farmers are no longer entitled to obtain...
HyLife expanding to meet pork demand in Japan, China Increased pork demand in both Japan, China as well as in home-base Canada were the main reasons for Canadian...
Rabobank: Battle for China’s pork market continues In the 1st quarter of 2018, global pork supply is forecast to increase further, mainly driven by the US, Canada,...
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...
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...
Agriculture in 2018 Early this year, I wrote a weblog with the title 'Agriculture in 2017'. The general idea, quoting several...
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...
If you can't beat them... Just when pork producers thought they saw light at the end of the tunnel, H1N1 turned up. The influenza A scares...
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...
WTO’s ruling on Russian pork ban criticised Russian authorities will most likely challenge the World Trade Organization’s decision on the country’s import...
Pigs in the media in the US and UK Pig production and meat consumption were debated in several leading media in the USA as well as the UK this...
Terminator hired to curb China’s pork consumption Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Hollywood actor known from the Terminator movies, shall be starring in a new video...
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...
Ontario Pork, group housing for sows V Part 5: Recently, Ontario Pork, Canada, released a video, introducing the concept of group housing for sows to...
Ontario Pork, group housing for sows IV Part 4: Recently, Ontario Pork, Canada, released a video, introducing the concept of group housing for sows to...