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A total of 250,000 tonnes of feed wheat is expected to begin arriving in the Philippines this month until March.

Total German pig production will grow in 2010 by 3% to 57.8 million head says the German organisation for agricultural and retail companies Deutsche Raiffeisenverband (DRV).

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed the first case of H1N1 in Russia's swine herd.

Vietnam and the World Bank will join forces to improve the overall competitiveness of Vietnam’s livestock production by addressing main constraints and risks faced by household-based livestock producers.

On 29 Dec 2009, Aujeszky's disease was officially confirmed in a hunting dog in the district of Wittenberg. This is the 1st finding of this notifiable disease in an animal in Saxony-Anhalt since 1997. The dog had eaten offal from a hunted wild boar and fell ill with typical symptoms.

The number of slaughterings of pigs in the Netherlands increased in 2008 by around 1.5% to reach 14.4 million animals. The export of live animals rose by a good 3%.

South Korea will begin commercial exports of pork to Hong Kong for the first time ever starting next week, the government said Wednesday.

Food 2030, the Government’s new food strategy, is the first of its kind in over 50 years. In it we set out our vision of what we want the food system to look like in 2030, and how we can get there.

The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD).

The latest reports published by Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (SAGARPA) show that meat production has grown consistently over the last 9 years. The Average Annual Growth Rate (TMCA) recorded is 3.01% which represents an increase from 4.36 million tons in the year 2000 to 5.53 million tons in 2008.

The DFG has approved the establishment of 17 new Collaborative Research Centres as of 1 January 2010. This decision was made recently by the relevant Grants Committee in Bonn. The new centres will initially be funded for four years with a total of €132 million. In addition, 20 percent overhead funding for indirect costs will also be provided for each project. The new CRCs include the development of an antibiotic-free diet for swine.

Vietnam’s move to increase import tariffs on major feed raw materials will raise feed and meat prices in the country.

The Manitoba Pork Marketing Cooperative is confident a new joint venture hog marketing service will ultimately lead to reduced marketing costs for producers in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

2008 was a rather better year for the pig sector than 2007. This applied especially to producers of clean pigs, who achieved better prices for their animals as the year progressed. The seasonal variation in prices was comparable to other years, but on a higher level. The balance between expenditure and income in the pig sector in 2008 improved to some degree thanks to the higher prices achieved for pigs; despite higher costs for piglets, feed and energy.

The price of pork products in HCM City will continue to fall sharply because of an abundant supply.

U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2009 was 65.8 million head. This was down 2 percent from December 1, 2008 and down 2 percent from September 1, 2009.