Vietnam's swine industry suffers disease and price shocks
PRRS has spread to 123 communes in 13 provinces nationwide, ravaging 34,000 pigs and 21,700 of which had to be destroyed.
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USA: Farm Bill passes Senate
The Senate approved the bipartisan Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, S. 3240, also known as the Farm Bill, with a vote of 64-35.
Belgium: Official opening of the Chinese market to Belgian pork
The Chinese authorities approved five Belgian companies to export pork to China.
Mexico and Canada are invited to join the TPP negotiations
President Obama announced today that the United States and the eight other countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement have extended an invitation to Canada and Mexico.
Denmark: small decline in the pig census
The pig population as of April 1, 2012 stood at 11.96 million pigs, slightly below the 12.35 million as of January 1.
Poland: significant reduction in pig herd
In the last year, the number of heads of pigs has undergone a 12% reduction.
European Union and China step up cooperation in agriculture and rural development
Priority sectors for cooperation may include: food security, international cooperation, environmental-friendly agriculture, organic farming, and food safety.
Cherkizovo Group invests in swine nucleus unit, acquires active land bank in Black Earth region to secure grain supply
OJSC Cherkizovo Group announces the acquisition of a set of agricultural assets in Central Russia. Acquired assets include a swine nucleus unit, grain storage facilities and an active land bank in one of the most fertile regions of Russia.
Brazil: the swine sector crisis reaches the Senate
Swine producers in the south are on the verge of bankruptcy due largely to the decline in exports to countries like Russia and Argentina.
April pork exports remain strong
April exports of U.S. pork were up slightly in volume (183,618 metric tons) from a year ago and 4 percent higher in value ($509.2 million), keeping 2012 exports ahead of 2011’s record pace.
FAO: Food Price Index drops sharply
It averaged 204 points and was 9 points down from April. This was the lowest level since September 2011 and about 14 percent below its peak in February 2011.
Pfizer provides update on animal health strategic alternatives review process
Preparations underway to file potential initial public offering of minority ownership stake in animal health business standalone company to be called ZoetisTM
Chile: increase in the value of pork exports
2011 ended with a total of 443.155 million dollars in pork exports, which represented an increase of 26% in export value.
Export success fuels USMEF partnership with FAS
Heinen noted that a 65 percent increase in red meat exports over the past five years is not only an excellent return on investment for the USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program funds provided through FAS to USMEF.
France: sluggish pig sector
According to the latest study on the French pig sector by CGAAER, as of 2002 the sector has been sluggish.