Historic measure: Quebec hogs will be slaughtered in the United States
For the first time, Quebec pork producers may have to export piglets and slaughter hogs to the United States.
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Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
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Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
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For the first time, Quebec pork producers may have to export piglets and slaughter hogs to the United States.
The cost of pork (excluding boneless pork) from January to October 2020 increased by almost 4%.
Excellent feedback from 70 exhibitors and 200 international journalists on DLG’s new digital platform in the run-up to the digital trade fairs EuroTier/EnergyDecentral digital” in February.
New law protects public safety and the food supply. The Act protects farmers, the agri-food sector, and livestock transport drivers from the impacts of trespassing.
New studies from the National Pork Board detail how the U.S. can become a choice supplier of pork to Vietnam and the Philippines.
Salmonella monitoring and reduction measures have taken effect over the years on German pig farms.
Officials from Peru's veterinary service visited pig and cattle farms in Colombia with the aim of reopening their market to receive these Colombian products.
The number of pieces exported during the first nine months of this year has suffered a decrease of 4.69% compared to the same period last year. The main markets in terms of value are Germany and France, followed by Portugal and Italy.
The fence is an important measure to control African swine fever in Germany and is currently being built along the entire German-Polish border.
This year, Russia will produce 4.3 million tons of pork (slaughter weight), which is 9.7% more than last year, the National Union of Pig Breeders predicts.
The government will establish cold storage warehouses complete with meat-cutting facilities in an effort to support the pig sector following adverse ASF outbreaks in the country.
The Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture wanted to analyze, together with her counterparts from the Federal States, the possible measures to alleviate the crisis suffered by German pig farmers.
From January to September, Spanish exports of meat and offal to Vietnam reached a record 19.2 million euros, led mainly by pork.
The construction of the double fence of the first white zone in the Oder-Spree and Spree-Neisse districts has been completed.