Regulation needed to help poor farmers take advantage of East Africa's burgeoning pig industry
East Africa’s growing human population and rapid urbanization are creating new opportunities for small-scale farmers to make money from pig farming.
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China's meat production drops
Pork production in the January-September 2011 period fell 0.6% to 35.68 million tonnes.
Ukraine: the number of pigs continues to decline
According to the date of the state committee of statistics, at the beginning of December 2011 the number of pigs (7,835,800) decreased in comparison with the same date in 2010.
Disease drives Vietnam's meat imports up 30%
Meat imports into Vietnam jumped 30% to 107,000 tonnes in 2011, reflecting that blue ear disease (PRRS) and cross border trade of live pigs during the year resulted in a sharp drop in the country's meat supplies.
Korea forced to import more pork than ever last year
The self-sufficiency ratio of the meat stood at 60.3 percent at the end of last year, down 20.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
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ABH Miratorg increased the volume of one-time pigs keeping to 1 Million and has manufactured 1 Million tons of compound feeds
Livestock accounting program of ABH Miratorg has fixed 1 Millionth mark. As on the 26th of October 2011, the heads quantity in Holding pig complexes for one-time keeping was total 1 001 419 animals.
Ukraine: The number of pigs is decreasing, but the pork production is growing
The number of pigs decreased in October, in comparison with the previous month. The difference in quantity is 67.1 thousand pigs or 1%.
Philippine pig production up
Pig production in the Philippines posted gains of 1.64% in the first nine months of 2011.
Czech Republic: pork production 3% down
In the 3rd quarter of 2011, the number of pigs for slaughter went down by 3.4% to 728 016 heads.
European Union: increases continue for pork exports
According to data from the European Commission, pork exports during the first 8 months of 2011 have increased by 24% with respect to the same period in 2010.
Japan: total pork production in 2012 is projected up by two percent
Total pork production in 2012 is projected up by two percent to 1.28 million MT (or total slaughter of 16.6 million heads).
Canada: hog inventory up 0,9 percent
On October 1, 2011, there were an estimated 12.0 million hogs held on Canadian farms, an increase of 0.9% relative to the same date a year earlier.
France: reduction of live animal exports, increased pork exports
Pork exports increased by 3.1% in the period between January and August of 2011.
Pig Keeping in Northeast India
As demand for pork skyrockets in India, traditional smallholder pig keepers in remote northeast regions of the country could benefit if provided with improved animal feeds, veterinary and other services, allowing them to enter the vibrant new markets.
Russia: increase in pork production
Russia should produce 2.02 MMT of pork in 2012, 2.4 percent higher than 2011, resulting from improved conditions for swine rearing.