Press releases - Economy

The company’s new pork welfare policy prohibits by 2030 the use of farrowing crates, sow stalls or gestation crates at any time. It also requires environmental enrichment materials and litter to be provided, prohibits tail docking, and prohibits surgical castration without the use of painkillers.

The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 upon regulatory approvals and customary conditions and provisions.

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Hendrix Genetics proudly announces the successful closing of the merger between Hypor, its swine genetics division, and Danish Genetics.

The Company has applied to list its shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "SFD."

Smithfield has signed an agreement with VisionAg, LLC, an affiliate of HD3 Farms, one of the largest wean-to-finish and finishing growers in the U.S., to supply hogs to the company as an independent pork producer.

Søren Skou, former CEO of A.P. Møller Mærsk, was nominated and approved by the board of representatives as a new external member of the Danish Crown Board of Directors. He is also the proposed candidate for the position of chairman of the board, which will be elected in December.

The Lefebvre family, owners of Jyga Technologies and Ferme Aldo, proudly announce their acquisition of a 33% stake in Équipements GDL Ltée.

D’Orsogna Limited has welcomed a $1 million WA Government Value Added Investment Grant to help expand and upgrade salami and fresh meat production facilities at its Palmyra, WA headquarters.

Murphy Family Ventures and Smithfield have signed an agreement that will establish a Murphy-owned farming business with capacity to produce approximately 3.2 million hogs annually for Smithfield's fresh pork operations.

The new regional office is dedicated to the development of the company’s business in Asia and to provide technical services on swine, cattle and companion health management in the Asia region.

EIB grants up to €80 million InvestEU-backed framework financing to Nortegas Group to develop biomethane plants in Spain

$2.5 billion investment plan over five years includes construction of six plants and collaboration with the Nigerian Government to boost local production.

The Philippine Poultry Show & ILDEX Philippines is set to return on 27-29 August 2025 at the SMX Convention Center, Manila.

The consolidation of LLC GK Agro-Belogorie will enable Rusagro Group to become Nº2 pork producer in the Russian Federation.

Việc thành lập Liên minh đổi mới ngành thịt heo Trung Quốc-ASEAN đánh dấu một cột mốc quan trọng trong hợp tác giữa Trung Quốc và các nước ASEAN trong ngành thịt heo.

The further development into the Premium Food Group underlines the diversity of the group of companies.

The trade fair taking place in Hanover, Germany, 12-15 November 2024, will be offering its visitors a comprehensive exhibitor and technical programme on 220,000 square meters of exhibition space.

The transaction terminates HKFoods' ownership of the Danish business.

As part of its 2024 guiding theme “We innovate animal farming”, the EuroTier trade fair offers a range of “Expert Stages”, which are platforms that explore professional topics through live speeches.

Maple Leaf Foods unveils future name for the new pork company as it advances the planned separation of its pork business.

On 2 May 2024, HKFoods announced that it had signed an agreement to sell its Danish business to Plukon Food Group B.V. from the Netherlands.

The countdown is on! Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 9th at 9:00 AM, Vietstock - Vietnam’s Premier International Feed, Livestock, Aquaculture & Meat Industry Show, will open its doors concurrently with Aquaculture Vietnam 2024 the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

COBEA proposes a way to unite the animal protein supply chain to accelerate progress.