US pig industry watches California’s Prop 12 rule Here are updates on the housing standards, lawsuits and implementation timeline.
Russia reaches Soviet levels of pork consumption In 2020, pork consumption in Russia hit 27 kg per capita,
Brazil’s pig industry broke records in 2020 That became clear in a report that was published by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association.
Covid-19 changes demands of pig meat Covid-19 has changed the demands of pig meat, expressed by the meat industry and end users.
Chile’s meat sector: deal for antibiotics usage The voluntary commitment was sealed in a virtual ceremony in December.
ASF Russia: Virus hits commercial farm in Samara Russia’s veterinary watchdog confirmed an ASF outbreak at the Severny Klyuch farm in Samara region.
China invests in huge Argentinean pork project China is about to embark on a multi-billion dollar project to almost double Argentina’s pork production over the...
Covid-19: US pork sector rocked by company closure Read the overview of the most recent Covid-19 developments in the North American market.
ASF Nigeria: Fears of up to 1 million pigs dead The most recent outbreak in Nigeria is by far the worst that has been experienced in the country.
Fierce debate on Kazakh state aid for pig farmers The agricultural ministry has a hard time justifying the allocation of state aid to pig farmers.
Covid-19: Ventilation caused virus spread in pork plant The ventilation system at the German pig slaughterhouse Tönnies appears to have played a major role in the...
Covid-19: Tönnies closes largest German pork plant (updated) The majority of employees of the Tönnies plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrück tested positive for Covid-19.
Pig Progress celebrates its WeChat launch in China China, one of the world’s largest countries, and the highest populated, is a land all about scale. The way in...
RBPI triples production capacities in Russia Norwegian owned company Russia Baltic Pork Invest ASA (RBPI) has commissioned the second stage of a large pig...
INTERVIEW: In charge of over half a million pigs Mario Faccin has spent the last 27 years building the company – and he has not finished yet.
Plenty of reasons to be positive about Japan Pork production in Japan is highly profitable. The profitability is quite sustainable, too.