May: prosperity for the farmers
If no disturbing health factors appear, this year will be remembered as a very positive one.
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European Union: Commission clears acquisition of Sokolów by Danish Crown in food sector
The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns given the parties' moderate combined market position resulting from the proposed transaction.
Vietnam looks to upgrade farms to industrial scale
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development wants to gradually shift farming in high-population density areas to low-population density areas in midland and mountainous areas.
US, China and the EU are the most attractive markets for the food industry
According to the study of the IESE, the most attractive market for the food sector is US, the largest importer in the world, with an index of 66.4%.
European Union: Commission to recover €318 million of CAP expenditure from the Member States
This money returns to the EU budget because of non-compliance with EU rules or inadequate control procedures on agricultural expenditure.
Italy: situation of ASF in Sardinia
According to the data of the Agriculture Committee of Sardinia (Italy), so far this year 35 outbreaks of African swine fever have been confirmed.
United Kingdom: evaluating changes to official controls in pig approved slaughterhouses
The results of the research will hopefully help the FSA to understand how the changes are working in practice and will also help FSA to identify areas where further assistance is needed – for example, training and information.
Spain: the CNMV authorises the TOB for Campofrío by Sigma Alimentos and WH Group
The offer reaches, effectively, the acquisition of 16,614,553 shares of Campofrío Food Group, which represent 16.25% of the stockholders equity. The offered price is €6.90 per share.
Brazil: important increase of the pig meat exports in April
During last April, the pig meat exports increased by 19.66% in terms of volume and by 19.74% in terms of value with respect to April 2013.
United Kingdom: new record for pork exports
Pork exports were just under 18,200 tonnes for March, 13% up on the same month last year and the highest monthly figure since 1998.
Chile: increase of the EU tariff-free pork quota
The entrance of tariff-free frozen pork from Chile to the EU increases by 1,000 tonnes.
Philippines: production in the livestock subsector went up
The major source of growth was the hog industry which expanded by 1.25 percent.
Japan authorises Costa Rica to export pork
Four Costa Rican companies have been authorised to export to Japan because they fulfil the health requirements demanded by the Japanese market.
Poland is the sixth food producer in the EU
With respect to the pig sector, although Poland has suffered an important decrease in the size of its herd, in 2012 it was the 4th frozen pork exporter in the EU.
Czech Republic: number of slaughtered pigs decreased
In Q1 2014 the number of slaughtered pigs decreased to 639 495 heads; i.e. by 1.7%, y-o-y.
Feed Conversion Ratio: the new economics
The next time you hear someone over lunch tell you the value of a tenth improvement in FCR, unless they are drawing a distribution on your napkin, tell them you don’t run an average pig business so you are not interested in their average values.