Commission publishes EU cereals market information
The Commission has launched a new webpage on Europa to provide regular information on the EU markets for cereals, oilseeds and rice.
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Japan: total pork production in 2012 is projected up by two percent
Total pork production in 2012 is projected up by two percent to 1.28 million MT (or total slaughter of 16.6 million heads).
Ajinomoto animal nutrition business strategy -Toward a genuine global leader
Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Group, Inc., wholly owned by Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is planning to expand the animal nutrition business in the next 4-5 years. AANG will reinforce its production capacity of feed-use amino acids by adding 150 KMT L-Lysine, 80 KMT L-Threonine and 7 KMT L-Tryptophan, utilizing next generation innovative fermentation technologies. AANG will also develop a wider range of feed-use amino acid products for nutrition, and accelerate the development of these value-added products for its customers.
Denmark: increase in pork exports
Exports of fresh and frozen pork registered a 7% increase in the first semester of 2011, with respect to the same period last year.
FAO Food Price Index down in October
The FAO Food price index dropped to an 11-month low in October, declining 4 percent, or nine points, to 216 points from September.
JSR open 900 sow joint venture in China
A lavish ceremony, attended by over 150 dignitaries, celebrated the opening of The Hubei Liangyou JSR Breeding Limited, a new Chinese joint venture between JSR Genetics and state-owned Hubei Liangyou Livestock & Poultry Company on the 18th of October, 2011.
Brazil and Ukraine sign agriculture accordance
On Tuesday, October 25, representatives of the Brazilian and Ukrainian government signed two agricultural cooperation agreements.
Belarus' food export up 26% in January-August
In January-August 2011, Belarus’ exports of food products were up by 25.8% from the same period last year to a total of $2591.8 million.
Russia: economic impact of African Swine Fever
VPSS forecasts that continued spread of ASF could result in an economic impact as high as RUR8 billion ($267 million) by year’s end.
China: Sichuan to invest USD60m in pig farming
To increase pig production capacity, the government of Sichuan province has deployed some CNY 383.55 million (USD 60.4 million) to the local pig industry.
Russia to impose grain exports duties
According to the Prime-Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, in the current year grain exports will total nearly 24-25 mln tonnes.After that we will impose the certain limitations.
Vietnam's pig exports to China soar
Vietnam exports 6,000 pigs weighing around 135 tonnes daily to China via border gates in two Northern provinces of Lang Son and Quang Ninh, said the Animal Health Department.
Tariff on U.S. Pork Lifted by Mexico
On October 21, 2011, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) an announcement revoking the retaliatory import tariffs on 99 U.S. agricultural and industrial products, including pork.
Supermarkets could trigger pork shortage
A massive shortage of fresh pork could result from short-sighted policies of major supermarkets, predicts Matthew Curtis, managing director of Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd.
CIS nations reach free trade zone agreement
Russia and most of its CIS partners have signed an agreement committing to creating a free trade zone during Tuesday’s meeting of the Commonwealth in St. Petersburg.
Pig and Dairy Pathways out of Poverty in India: Summary
This film illustrates how small-scale pig keeping and dairying have the potential to help hundreds of thousands of the poorest people in Assam and Nagaland, remote provinces in northeast India, to increase their incomes and better their lives.