Canada: pig numbers down
Hog producers reported 12.7 million hogs, down 0.5% from January 1, 2012.
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Agricultural short-term market outlook: pigmeat production down in 2013
The Commission is publishing today its short-term market outlook for arable crop, meat and dairy markets in the EU. The EU pig meat production is expected to decline in 2013 (-2%).
Chile: increase in pig production in 2012
The swine sector ended year 2012 with a growth in production by around 12% with respect to year 2011.
European Union: agricultural census 2010 surveyed close to 12 million farms in the EU-27
Almost half (48 %) of the livestock units surveyed in EU-27 holdings were cattle. Pigs came in second with 27.4 %, followed by poultry with 14 % share of the EU-27 livestock units.
Spain: the slaughter of pigs increased during 2012
The slaughter of pigs increased by 1.55% with respect to the previous year, with a total of 42,391,369 animals slaughtered vs. the 41,743,363 pigs slaughtered in 2011.
Argentina: increase in pig production
Last year (2012), the slaughtering of pigs raised by almost 12% in Argentina.
France: reduction of the swine livestock census in Brittany
Between 2000 and 2010, the swine livestock census in Brittany has fallen by almost 4%.
Smithfield well positioned to meet rising demand for ractopamine-free pork
Smithfield Foods, Inc. said today that the company is well positioned to meet rising demand for ractopamine-free pork, following recent announcements that China and Russia will require third party certification that pork exports are ractopamine-free.
Germany: year-on-year meat production drops in 2012
Specifically, in the case of pork, in 2012 the production was almost 5.5 million tons: 2.5% less than in 2011 (-140,700 tons).
Competitive advantages with the use of information (II) – Another step towards the real-time management of the swine sector?
In a very near future we will have an enormous amount of data with more speed and ease than ever, and also from very different origins.
Poland: historical drop in its swine inventory
In December 2012, swine inventories totaled to 11.1 million head, a 15 percent drop in comparison to the same period of previous year.
United States: USMEF - An outlook for 2013
For 2013, USMEF forecasts volume and value of pork exports to increase 5 percent.
Taking a stand on modern pork production
Pork producers follow a set of ethical principles outlined in the We Care initiative. Erin Ehinger from Dykhuis farms explains how her family lives by these ethical principles every day.
Russia: results of the meat market in 2012
During year 2012, the meat production has increased by 3.5%, the consumption is 66 kg per capita/year, and the average prices have increased by 10%.
Czech Republic: decreased meat production in 2012
The year 2012 was characterised by a decline in beef and pigmeat production (−8.9% and −8.8%, respectively).
Truly Irish and Key Partners take on future of Irish Pig Industry
Truly Irish Country Foods are behind a recent drive towards more sustainable agriculture in Europe which has led to the development of a €1.68 million EU funded group called ‘THRIVE RITE’.