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Pork imports this year have shown a big drop, mostly due to the weakness of the sterling against the Euro says BPEX Senior Economic Analyst Tony Fowler.

Pig imports from Thailand have pushed down prices and led to the closure of hundreds of pig farms, sector representatives said.

Some 80% of pigs are produced by integrators and another 20% by independent producers.

A $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will enable University of Illinois researchers to advance the knowledge and practical application of frozen boar semen in swine herds across the United States.

The European Commission authorised a Dutch scheme with a budget of €2.81 million which aims at supporting farmers who encounter difficulties as a result of the current economic crisis.

This decision will allow QMS to continue its pivotal role in further promoting the profile of Scottish beef, lamb and pork at home and abroad and fund ground-breaking research projects.

Weak demand has kept prices of pork and chicken in the Philippines from rising too much in the first two weeks of December, which traditionally is a season of high prices in the country.

Farmers will get financial help to invest in energy-saving equipment and slash their energy bills by a total of £4 million, and 25,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, using interest-free loans from the Carbon Trust.

According to the Danish Agriculture and Food Council exports of piglets continue to increase and numbers are expected to reach 7.2 mill pigs before the turn of the year. This is an increase of 2 mio piglets or 38 %.

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the meat company Seara Alimentos Ltda. and associated companies by meat producer Marfrig Alimentos S.A., both of Brazil.

In the last few days the IOE has reported on the appearance of cases of flu due to the A/H1N1 virus in swine herds in Thailand and China while other sources have also reported its appearance in pigs in South Korea.

EU27 real agricultural income per worker has decreased by 12.2% in 2009, following a decrease by 2.5% in 2008, according to first estimates issued by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities . This decline results from a reduction in real agricultural income (-14.2%), together with a fall in agricultural labour input (-2.2%).

China's live hog production gradually restored in 2009, the price of live hog did not reduce greatly as expected.

Ethanol production more than doubled feed costs for livestock producers in the United States between 2006 and 2008, according to a report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

An international workshop will lead to improved diagnosis and surveillance of animal influenza in the Asia Pacific region.

During the first nine month of 2009 Japanese imports of pig meat have dropped considerably compared with the same period of 2008. This decrease in imports is due to a decrease in pig meat consumption and to a big increase in the national production of pig meat.