Pig production increase expected in Mexico
The highest rise will be experienced by fowl, followed by pork, whose output will grow by almost 13%.
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JBS concludes Cargill Pork acquisition
The Company obtained the necessary regulatory approvals from the competent antitrust authorities, including the Department of Justice in the US, to conclude the transaction without restrictions.
Pig farm incomes in England fell
On specialist pig farms, average Farm Business Income fell by almost a quarter in 2014/15 to £49,400 per farm.
Tican and Tönnies are joining up
Tican has signed a framework agreement on the transfer of shares in Tican A/S with the German food company Tönnies.
Avril and Tönnies to create a company to manufacture products made of 100% French meat
Avril and Tönnies, major actors in the European pig industry, are planning to combine their respective skills to develop a sector for 100% French pork products.
Chinese experts inspected Russian pork and beef processing plants
The mission of the Chinese delegation was aimed at evaluation of the current control system used to regulate animal product manufacturing and ensure disease freedom in the areas as well as at the inspection of the Russian plants interested in exportation of the their products in China.
Pig price in Ukraine
We have expanded the pig price information system by adding the Ukrainian market. The price is updated weekly, and the price series since 2012 are also available.
China resumes the import of pork from several US plants
So far, 7 processing and cold-storage plants have been reauthorised.
The Brazilian pork exports increase
The year-to-date exports (January to September) sum up 393,400 tonnes: 6.2% more than during the first 9 months of 2014.
The Spanish pig census increases
According to the MAGRAMA's data, in May 2015 the total pig census in Spain was 26,983,205 heads: an increase by 6% with respect to May 2014.
Danish slaughterhouse merger called off
It has not been possible for the merger of Danish Crown and Tican to be approved by the Danish competition authorities.
The WHO's imprudence or the last drop
The European market is saturated with pork since late summer. The WHO's report has been an ice-cold shower for the whole of the European pig sector.
Investment in railway cold chains required to meet China’s demand for perishable food
The ‘New Silk Road’ - the Yu’Xin’Ou Railway, connecting Chongqing and Rotterdam by rail, provides an exciting new route to market for European exporters as it reduces transport times by over 30 days compared to shipping.
Chile and Mexico launch the Plant and Animal health Electronic Certification System
The health authorities from both countries connected their computer systems through the Plant and Animal health Electronic Certification System eCert, which will allow a safer, easier and expeditious trading of agri-food products.
Economics: Hog and Pork Outlook
By Dr. Ron Plain, D. Howard Doane Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, from 2015 Summer Swine Health Seminar, August 22, 2015, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA.
Prepare to stand on your head, counter seasonal price patterns are approaching
The only prospect for growth in both the EU and the US is increasing net export sales. We are at an interesting cross-roads about which pork producing nation or group of nations will capture that opportunity.