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Europe's protein deficit under spotlight

10-Mar-2011
Total EU protein crop production (dried pulses, soybeans etc) currently occupies only 3% of the Union's arable land and supplies only 30% of the protein crops consumed as animal feed in the EU, with a trend over the past decade towards an increase in this deficit.

United Kingdom - Levy rates unchanged

10-Mar-2011
Levy rates to be charged to farmers, growers and others in the supply chain by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) for next financial year - from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 - have been approved by Ministers in Defra and the Devolved Administrations.

Paneltim sales growth

09-Mar-2011
Pig farmers are purchasing record quantities of Paneltim, the plastic building panel, reports Suffolk-based equipment company, G E Baker Ltd. The company, which also trades under the Quality Equipment name, has been distributing the product in the UK for 14 years.

Smithfield Foods announces changes to Board of Directors

09-Mar-2011
Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has elected two new members, Richard T. Crowder, Professor of International Trade at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Margaret G. Lewis, President of HCA's Capital Division, effective March 9, 2011.

United Kingdom - Higher meat prices drive up exports

08-Mar-2011
The value of UK meat exports increased by 15% to almost £800m in 2010, according to a new report by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The growth has been driven by higher prices of pork and sheep meat, as well as an increase in the amount of pork and beef exported.

Canada - Livestock estimates

02-Mar-2011
As of January 1, 2011, inventories of hogs were up slightly on a year-over-year basis. Hog producers reported 11.9 million hogs, up 0.6% and the first increase on a year-over-year basis since April 1, 2006.