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Philippines - Gov’t bans imports of pork, poultry from S. Korea, Taiwan

The Government has banned importation of pork from South Korea, as well as poultry and live birds from the same country and Taiwan, an Agriculture official said over the weekend.

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Germany - Record pork and poultry production figures in 2009

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), more than 7.7 million tonnes of meat were produced from commercial slaughtering in Germany in 2009.

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The DLG is strengthening its presence in Western Europe with a new office in the Netherlands

Officially opened with a ceremony on 28 January 2010, the new office, located in Woerden, is managed by Mr. Anne Mast who has a successful track record in organising exhibitions and congresses in the area of bioenergy and algae technology.

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China - Livestock are major water polluters

Livestock and poultry are major sources of agricultural pollution in China stated the country's first national census of pollution sources.

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Indonesia - Bali promotes integrated farming

Funds in excess of USD 860,000 has been set aside by Indonesia's Bali provincial administration to develop 40 integrated farming locations.

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USA - Net farm income forecast up nearly 12 % in 2010

Hog receipts are expected to increase as a slight decline (2.8 percent) in pork production is more than offset by a $3.77-per-cwt increase in the price of pork.

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AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces Arrangement to Sell a Portion of Its Feed Business to the Public Through an IPO

AgFeed Industries, Inc., one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, today announced the proposed sale of a maximum of 20% of its animal nutrients feed subsidiary via a listing and initial public offering of the subsidiary's common stock.

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Thailand: announces development plan for pig industry

Thailand’s Pig Board, a core body overseeing pig industry policy, has agreed upon action plans to be implemented in associated with the earlier adopted master plan to develop the pig and pork industry as a whole.

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Kazakhstan - Prime Minister set goal to Agriculture Ministry to develop animal industry

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov, set the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan a goal to develop animal industry to increase manufacture of meat for export.

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Australia: Young abattoir closure leaves pork producers in the lurch

It was the only meatworks in the region licensed to kill pigs for the export market.

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USA: Soybean Execs Discuss Industry’s Aggressive Investment in Pork Exports

Soybean producers recently underwrote an aggressive USMEF initiative to bolster U.S. pork exports in an effort to help improve the economic outlook for one of its most valuable customers, the U.S. pork industry.

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NOREL announces new web site and new corporate image

Animal Nutrition company NOREL launched a new website, www.norel.es that will provide up-to-date information about its products and the company activities.

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BASF and Embrapa’s Cultivance®soybeans receive approval for commercial cultivation in Brazil

Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Cooperation, and BASF’s jointly developed herbicide-tolerant soybeans were green-lighted on December 10 by CTNBio.

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European Union - Trade of live pigs

The intra-EU exchanges (Comext) of pigs less than 50 kg amounted to around 200 000 tonnes in 2008. Assuming an average weight of 25 kg, this is equivalent to 8 million young pigs.

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Spain - MARM analyzes the exportation situation with the swine sector

In 2009, Spanish swine exports, despite a deceleration in world trade in pig meat, maintained a stable situation, even managing an increase estimated to be 2%, which is equivalent to more than 1.2 million tons.

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Westfleisch experiencing sustainable growth

Westfleisch is setting its sights on sustainable growth. In early 2010, the internationally active producer and marketer of meet products from Westphalia, Germany, will be submitting a comprehensive sustainability report for the first time, as reports Dr. Helfried Giesen, Managing Director of Westfleisch eG, Muenster at the start of the Anuga 2009 exhibition in Cologne.