The United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2014 was 75.1 million head, a 4 percent decline from June 2013 and a 5 percent drop from June 2012. The aggregate change was figured with a 5 percent drop in the U.S. inventory of all...
2014-08-28 Read more
TheWorld Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against the United States in its disputes with North American neighbors Canada and Mexico concerningcountry of origin labeling (COOL), according to reports.COOL, which went into effect in the U.S. in November...
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Cases ofporcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus reported in Taiwan have been resolved, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). A total of 34 farms had been infected since the deadly virus emerged in southern and central Taiwan in Decem...
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Tyson Foods will divest of its subsidiary Heinold Hog Markets, a boars, outs and sows purchasing business that is part of Tyson Hog Markets Inc. Tyson Foods announced August 27 it has agreed to divest of the company as part of an agreement with the Antit...
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Tyson Foods is seeking alternative export markets for pork products, after China implemented a ban on the import of pork products from several of Tyson’s pork processing facilities.The USDA had earlier announced that China was barring pork imports from...
2014-08-21 Read more
According to the latest figures published by Denmark Statistics, the Danish pig population at the start of the third quarter had increased by 2 percent when compared to the third quarter of 2013. Pig production in Denmark for the quarter was recorded at 1...
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TheNational Pork Board announced today a study that will explore alternatives for promoting pork's quality and sustainability benefits with international consumers. The study, to be conducted by SIAM Professionals, LLC, will evaluate existing marketing...
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TheNational Pork Producers Council, in a letter sent to top Obama administration officials on August 14, detailed the reasons U.S. negotiators on theTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) should insist that Japan eliminate its gate price on U.S. pork. TPP is a...
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Russia has allowed some Brazilian pig producing establishments to resume exports of pork and pig offal products to Russia, effective August 18.Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance, said specifically t...
2014-08-21 Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has requested additional information from Tyson Foods and Hillshire Brands concerning Tyson’s pending acquisition of Hillshire. The request, according to aTyson Foods press release, relates to only...
2014-08-14 Read more
Smithfield Foods, a wholly owned independent subsidiary ofWH Group Limited, on August 8 reported record 2014 second quarter results with a net income of $142.9 million, compared to a net income of $32.4 million for the same period in 2013. Sales for the s...
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A bill that would have prohibited the use of gestation stalls failed to advance in the Massachusetts Legislature. The proposed legislation had been approved by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, but was held in the Senate Ways and Means Committee and w...
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A preliminary hearing forRonald William Prestage that was originally scheduled for August 13 was postponed until September 10. Prestage, 59, the president ofPrestage Farms of South Carolina and president-elect ofNational Pork Producers Council, was arre...
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Citric acid is a common organic acid used extensively in diets for young and growing pigs. It enhances appetite and has a strong antimicrobial effect. It also lowers digestive pH and, being absorbed at the stomach level, it can be a good source of readily...
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ECO Animal Health and Pharmgate Animal Health have launched the ECO/Pharmgate Animal Health Research Fellowship in Applied Pharmacology at theSwine Medicine Education Center of Iowa State University. This fellowship provides resources to graduate stud...
2014-08-07 Read more
CanadianAgriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has stressed the importance of ending the discrimination against Canadian hogs and cattle under mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and emphasized the growing recognition that COOL is harming farmers and in...
2014-08-07 Read more
WH Group Limited, the world’s largest pork processing company and parent company to U.S. pig producer and pork processorSmithfield Foods, commenced trading on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on August 5.WH Group’s shares were activel...
2014-08-07 Read more
The European pork industry may have lost a major trade partner when Russia suspended imports from the European Union (EU) on January, but that has not had as huge of an impact on the industry as some may have thought.EU pork exports worldwide are down on...
2014-08-07 Read more
TheBritish Pig Executive (BPEX) is stepping up its export drive with visits to Hong Kong, India and the Philippines in the next few weeks. On top of that, a health certificate has now been agreed with the Dominican Republic which is another market that c...
2014-07-31 Read more
The Maschhoffs LLC, the largest independent pork producer in the United States, has acquired two sow farms from affiliates of livestock nutrition and health company JBS United Inc. The two farms are located in Morristown and Crawfordsville, Indiana.The...
2014-07-31 Read more
Lithuania has had its first case ofAfrican swine fever (ASF), with animals at one of the country’s largest swine farms testing positive. A total of 19,411 animals were susceptible, according to theWorld Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).The affected...
2014-07-31 Read more
The global pork market is moving into record territory in the third quarter of 2014, especially in exporting countries impacted byporcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus,Rabobank reports.According to Rabobank, hog and pork prices will continue to break re...
2014-07-31 Read more
On July 15, 2014, Ames, Iowa-based animal vaccine producer, Harrisvaccines, was announced as the recipient of the 2014 World Pork Expo New Product Tour Producer’s Choice Award. Sponsored by National Hog Farmer, this coveted award honors a product fo...
2014-07-29 Read more
Dr. Robert “Bob” Goodband, professor of animal science atKansas State University (KSU), was a recipient of the Animal Management Award at theAmerican Society of Animal Science (ASAS) National Awards Program on July 21.Goodband was selected for this...
2014-07-24 Read more
Nedap, a global leader in livestock management systems, has hired Stan Skaro as the technical services specialist for the United States. Skaro joins a team of industry leaders at the Illinois-based Nedap with expertise inswine feeding and housing manageme...
2014-07-24 Read more
Ronald William Prestage, president ofPrestage Farms of South Carolina and president-elect of theNational Pork Producers Council (NPPC), was arrested July 23 after allegedly trying to enter a federal building in Washington, D.C., with a handgun in his bag...
2014-07-24 Read more
