Taiwan: frozen pork cut amid
A promotional campaign launched by the Council of Agriculture (COA) to stimulate sales of locally produced pork kicked off last week.
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Market impact of EU regulations on group housing of sows
The aim of this report is to improve understanding by setting out the latest progress towards implementation and enforcement of the regulations and by developing scenarios for the market situation both before and after implementation.
European Union: 3.7% increase in the real agricultural income
Prices increased for milk (9.2%), poultry (8.5%), cattle (8%), equines (7.2%), sheep and goats (5.2%) and pigs (4.4%) but decreased for eggs (-4.7%).
Taking Swine Closeout Records to Next Level
Volatile agricultural markets, high input costs and rising capital requirements for farm operations emphasize the importance of timely, accurate records in helping pork producers make effective risk management decisions.
Reducing the cost of pig feed (II): feed management
Some tips to reduce feed costs on pig farms.
New £459,000 research projects bring precision pig farming a stage nearer
An initiative started in 2009 to help pig farmers improve their performance, using developments in IT and monitoring expertise, has come to fruition with the simultaneous launch of two major projects with a total funding of £459,000.
EU pork production is expected to decline
EU production is expected to decline (-1%) due to poor profitability in past years and the need for investments.
China's volatile pork industry
China’s potential to affect the world pork market derives from the size and volatility of its domestic pork market.
Focus on feed efficiency in pork production webinar series
With diets costing $50 to $60 per tonne more than budget all farms are looking for feed cost relief.
FAO: cereal production and stocks up
Production is expected to reach 2 327 million tonnes – up 4.6 million tonnes from the last estimate in December.
Korea: changes to its 2012 tariff-rate quota for pork
A zero-duty tariff-rate quota for 70,000 MT of fresh and frozen pork bellies and pork for processing is opened from January 1- March 31.
Netherlands: first analysis of agriculture economic performance of 2011
Prices for piglets fell even as prices for fattening pigs rose.
Russia: Government sees no reason for grain export limiting
The forecast of grain exports from Russia became increased to the level of 27 mln tonnes.
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NewsUnited Kingdom: pig farm incomes down again
Average farm business income is forecast to have fallen 20 percent on specialist pig farms over the year March 2011 to February 2012, according to Defra's farm business income forecasts.
European Union: Parliament resolution on the farm input supply chain
The European Parliament published last January 19 a Resolution on the farm input supply chain in which it calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the transparency of farm input prices.
Ireland: Irish agriculture to consolidate its recent growth through 2012
Teagasc pigs specialist Michael McKeon said that profitability in the pig sector is set to be restored in 2012 as pig prices rise and the cost of feed decreases.