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The agreement is initially worth US$ 706.2 million in cash with the assumption of US$ 193.8 million in debt.

Vissan Ltd Co will develop a food processing complex worth VND700 billion (US$39 million) in the southern province of Long An, pursuant to an investment licence granted by the provincial People’s Committee.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that Paul Fribourg advised the Company that he is resigning as a member of the Company's Board of Directors because he does not support the Company's previously announced $250 million equity offering.

Danish Crown is on target after the first quarter since the launch of DC Future. This was explained by the company management at a meeting of the Board of Representatives today.

A report last year by Quantech Solutions studied the commitment to research and development across a range of industries by comparing the ratio of research spend to operating profit for 850 companies across a range of sectors.

Larabee, IA, pork producer Tim Bierman has been elected by his fellow board members as president of the National Pork Board. Gene Nemechek, DVM, swine veterinarian with Tyson Foods in Springdale, AR, has been elected vice president. Both begin immediately serving one-year terms.

AgMito Enterprises, Inc. has been assigned the U.S. Import Agent for a revolutionary new product that could solve the hog and other animal waste odor issues plaguing communities located near mega farms. Based on nanotechnology and made from ordinary vitamins and minerals, AtoviTM Wonder Powder has been used on farms overseas since 2006 with documented success.

The practical stage of a major new research project looking at welfare-friendly alternatives to the farrowing crate has just got under way with the building and evaluation of prototype designs.

Expanding populations and increasing incomes are main drivers of the need to double global food and fuel production by 2050, while halving greenhouse gas emissions. Demand is surging but supplies struggle to keep up as markets are volatile and there are limited supplies of land and water - is it possible?

Four new agricultural futures to be launched in July 2009

Over 8,000 expert visitors from all regions in Russia – Exhibition grows by around 5 per cent – Important platform for further development of animal production in Russia

CPF continues to invest in the foreign lands. The latest move is the investment on feed mill and launch of integrated swine business in the Russian Federation. With great potential for growth, the production is aimed to satisfy the huge local demand and future export.

Over the next few weeks IGA supermarkets will start to use distinctive labels to help Australian consumers more clearly identify and buy Australian grown pork.

This spring the Trendmonitor surveyed 3,500 farmers in eight countries – Germany, France, UK, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Included in the survey for the first time were top farming decision makers in Russia and the Ukraine: and responses from the new countries emphasised the continued importance of markets for agricultural machinery in eastern Europe and further afield.

About 760 biogas plants will be connected to the German national electricity grid in 2009 — three times the number in 2007 — according to estimates by the German Biogas Association. This is around 100 times more than exist in the UK.

The new pork production facility, located in the Jinghai Economic Technical Development Area in Tianjin City, will increase total annual pork production capacity by 136,000 metric tons.