Page 6 of articles about production in Press releases

John Morrell & Co., a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced that it would permanently close its hog processing and fresh meat fabrication plant located in Sioux City, Iowa, effective April 20, 2010. The Sioux City plant processes hogs and produces boneless loins and other fresh pork products.

The Joint Venture partners HEBEI Yufeng Jing An breeding Co. Ltd. and Rattlerow Seghers group have agreed to increase the nucleus program to maintain around 400.000 commercial sows within the next three years.

COFCO Corporation, China’s largest grain, edible oil and food conglomerate, announced that it had signed an acquisition agreement with Smithfield Foods from US and Artal Group from Italy for acquiring the two’s subsidiary joint venture in China, Marverick Food.

Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced it started production in its new prepared pork products plant in Changge, in Henan province, on December 26, 2009.

Atria Plc has signed a shareholders' agreement with the Danish company AS Dan Invest concerning pig production in Russia. Atria will have a 26 % stake in the Russian company OOO Dan Invest, which is the owner of two pig farms: one in Krasnodar and one in Tambov.

New investments planned – international technology in demand – DLG provides information about the latest developments in Russian animal production in the run-up to AgroFarm 2010

OJSC Cherkizovo is one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified producers of meat. The company’s shares are traded in Moscow and via GDRs on the London Stock Exchange. Cherkizovo is well positioned to benefit from the Russian government’s drive to increase domestic meat production.

Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China ("China"), today announced it would begin production in its new chilled and frozen pork plant in Tianjin on January 20, 2010.

Significant increases in stocking densities have been seen in finishing pens, especially among larger pigs, as various abattoirs have ‘rolled back’ their weekly kills.

This pilot project benefits the entire industry by demonstrating that the producer is able to save a lot of money while limiting the environmental impacts.

Kansas State University Research and Extension will host 11 K-State Ag Profitability conferences beginning in early December.

In a bid to cut carbon emissions and create a more sustainable pork supply chain, Waitrose has announced the details of a grain sourcing initiative for its pig farmers. The multi million pound deal, the first of its kind in the UK, will mean that BQP/Dalehead Foods will source wheat and barley through the farmer-owned cooperative, Openfield, from within a 50 mile radius of the mill used to manufacture pig feed.

The Performing Nature Symposium was successfully held last week on the Greece island Crete, where Delacon gathered 250 people from more than 25 countries. In these two days 18 speakers held lectures on the following topics: Trends in animal production and nutrition, Immunity and Environment.

Employees on pig and poultry farms in North Lincolnshire — Georgina Cherrill and Andrew Hall — are the 2009 winners of the Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards.

Two-day programme to focus on careers, cross-border exchanges

People with a passion for the pig industry have a unique opportunity to study and travel as BPEX and Merial Animal Health are jointly sponsoring a Nuffield Scholarship award this year.