What will Proposition 12 mean for the U.S. swine industry?
New regulation requires minimum floor space for breeding sows and bans the sale of pork in California that does not come from animals housed under these standards.
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Philippines to bridge pork supply gap with distribution of 140K tons of pork
Government seeks to provide consumers with adequate and affordable food, and to lower inflation.
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to purchase four Saskatchewan pig farms
Strategic acquisition enhances security of supply and offers another pillar in the company's dynamic growth plans for its pork business.
Too early to stop tail docking entirely in the Netherlands, says study
A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.
Sharp decline in Germany's pig inventory over the last decade
As of May 3, 2021, the number of pigs in Germany stood at 24.6 million head.
United States hog inventory down 2% in June
The number of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms was down 2% from June 2020.
EU - Political agreement on new CAP: fairer, greener, more flexible
The provisional political agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council on the new Common Agricultural Policy introduces a fairer, greener, more animal friendly and flexible CAP.
Germany: Decrease in slaughter in first quarter of 2021
Pig slaughter in Germany was down 4.2% in the first quarter of 2021.
Brazil: New resolution for commercialization and monitoring of genetically modified animals
The new resolution will allow the commercialization of genetically modified animals and their products.
Singapore agrees to zoning arrangement allowing trade from Canada in the event of ASF outbreak
This arrangement would serve to minimize trade impacts to the Canadian swine sector while protecting the swine populations in both countries.
Russia and Vietnam discuss trade of agricultural products
In the first trimester of 2021, 22,000 tons of pork were shipped. This amounted to 43% of all imports of pork in the country.
China: Pig slaughter up 44% in May
The volume of pork on the Chinese market has continued to increase recently. In May, the slaughter volume increased 44% year-on-year.
Brazil launches Agricultural Observatory Portal
The Portal brings together information from more than 200 databases on crops, climate, and rural credit, as well as information on the fisheries industry and geo-referenced images of rural Brazil.
The party's over: Plummeting declines announced
For the first time in 20 years, Spanish prices fell in June. We are in an extremely exceptional situation that must be corrected as soon as possible.
Argentina: Positive balance of pork exports in 2020
The pork trade balance was again positive in 2020, both in volume and value. The trade surplus was US$ 4.03 million, while in 2019 there was a trade deficit of US$ 47.3 million.
FAO outlook on coarse grains and oilcrops
A tight market outlook for oilseeds is expected for 2020/21 and coarse grains stocks are forecast to fall below opening levels for the fourth consecutive season.