France takes actions to consolidate the slaughterhouse network
Faced with major economic difficulties in the slaughterhouse sector, the French government is launching a collective action plan.
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Argentina: Significant increase in slaughter in first half of the year
Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, and Cordoba continue to account for more than 80% of the country's slaughter.
IPIC: New seasonal checklists provide ventilation maintenance guidelines
A set of two new ventilation checklists from Iowa Pork Industry Center offers a seasonal approach to checking the various components in an easy-to-use checklist format.
South Korea: Government sponsors project to build a smart pig farm
On July 8, at the Tam Diep Nuclear Pig Breeding Station, the Center for Digital Transformation and Agricultural Statistics (DTS) in collaboration with the People's Committee of Ninh Binh Province held the groundbreaking ceremony of the project "Setting up a smart farm" in Hanoi and improving the pig farming value chain in Ninh Binh”.
U.S. May pork exports highest in two years
Led by another outstanding month in Mexico and robust demand for variety meat, exports of U.S. pork continued to gain momentum in May, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.
NOVUS program supports grow-finisher profitability
The Scale Up™ Program for Grow-Finishers can help pork producers improve feed conversion ratio and support performance in a sustainable manner.
APC’s spray dried plasma and red cells launch into space
An experiment has been approved to assess the feasibility of launching spray-dried blood into space to rehydrate it in a zero-gravity environment in order to treat traumatic injuries in the future.
The EU decreases the consumption of mineral fertilizers
According to Eurostat data, fertilizer consumption in the EU fell by 2% in 2021.
Trends in U.S. meat packing concentration
The USDA report "Concentration and Competition in U.S. Agribusiness" sheds light on the United States swine industry.
Global cereal prices dip in June
International maize prices saw a fifth consecutive monthly decline.
World pig meat prices increased in June
While the FAO meat price index remained unchanged from May, world pig meat prices increased in June.
Argentina: Balance of grain trade in the first half of the year
The monthly traded volume of soybeans closed in June 2023 at its lowest level in at least the last six and a half years.
Study shows how ASF could unfold and be controlled in the U.S.
Researchers used an epidemiological model to look at the different ways a potential outbreak in the southeastern U.S. could unfold.
The next decade of agriculture output, consumption and trade trends
Global agricultural and food production are projected to continue to increase over the next ten years, but at a slower pace of growth than the previous decade due to demographic trends, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032.
The Supervisory Board of Topigs Norsvin announces changes to Board of Directors
Mr. Olijslagers CTO and Mr. Van Sundert CFO, will temporarily jointly assume the CEO duties.
K-State launches research center to meet animal vaccine development and usage needs
The new Center on Vaccine Evaluation and Alternatives for Antimicrobials, or CVEAA, will support animal vaccine development and usage.