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Thailand - Farmers warned to get ready for tough competition under AEC

Despite enjoying a high trade surplus, Thai farmers and enterprises urgently need to boost their competency and business plans to prepare for rising nontariff barriers under the upcoming Asean Economic Community (AEC).

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Canada - Pork producers have more time to repay cash advances

Some cattle and hog producers facing hard financial times now have extra time to repay cash advances under the Advance Payment Program (APP).

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TOPIGS research shows sows in groups produce heavier piglets

Reproductive data of more than 40,000 TOPIGS sows from 59 Dutch farms in the period 2008-2009 show that group-housed sows produce piglets with an average birthweight 61 gram higher than those of individually housed sows.

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European Union – 2009 pigmeat production

In the last year in the EU-27, a total of 22.6 million tons of pigmeat was produced. Germany takes first place with 24% of the total, followed by Spain (14%), France (9%), Poland (7%), Denmark (7%), Italy (7%) y Holland (6%).

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Pork CRC makes bid for better pig welfare

Research supported by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) suggests changes to how sows are managed and mated in lactation may enable a smooth transition from stalls to group housing, without reproductive performance declining.

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JSR unveil 8500 place pig finishing facility

Sustained investment in modern weaning and finishing facilities, which incorporate new ideas, science and technology, is vital to the ongoing success and growth of the UK pig Industry.

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France – The merger of three cooperatives gives rise to the second largest pork producer in the country

Last Friday’s merger of the three Breton companies LT, BBO, and Piglays with the agricultural cooperative Terrena, has given rise to in Aveltis, uniting a total of 900 producers and 140, 000 sows.

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Spain - Importance of the pork sector in 2009

Within the Spanish livestock sector, the pork subsector is the most important, representing 32.2% of final livestock production and 11.2% of final agricultural production in 2009.

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Vietnam to boost pig production by 18% in two years

Vietnam plans to increase its pig production by 18% to 32 million heads by 2013 through expansion of pig farming in the northern and central parts of the country, according to Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Director General of the Husbandry Department.

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Russia - Production increase of pork carcass weight

A study conducted by the consulting company Inventica revealed that in 2009 the volume of Russian production of pigs was 2,169 tons the slaughter weight, which is 6.2% more compared with the previous year.

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Pork CRC: There’s something about pork

Dr Roger Campbell, CEO of Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), is increasingly convinced that fresh Australian pork has a range of largely untapped health and nutrition attributes.

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Recording finishing pig performance

While many producers at least have some form of recording system for their breeding herds, many still do not record the performance of their feeding enterprises...

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The board of directors of Cherkizovo Group OJSC has approved the acquisition of two greenfield pork complexes in penza and lipetsk regions

OJSC Cherkizovo Group one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, today announces approval by the Board of Directors of the acquisition of two greenfield pork farms located in the Penza and Lipetsk regions of Central Russia.

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The weaner as currency

The pig’s reproductive cycle lasts for 20 weeks, with weaning at 21 days: 16,5 gestation period + 3 lactating + average time on heat. Supposing that the sows wean 10 piglets, we can then come to the following conclusion: it takes two weeks to produce a piglet.

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Spain - Progressive decrease in swine population during last year

The latest figures on the Spanish swine census, from November 2009, show a progressive decrease in the swine population over the last year, reaching a drop of nearly 2.6%. The sharpest decrease came in the second quarter of the year, with a fall of 1.8%.

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Maple Leaf launches sale process for Burlington, Ontario, pork processing business

Maple Leaf Foods today announced that it is launching a formal sale process for its Ontario pork processing business located in Burlington, Ontario, following renewed interest from potential purchasers and improved economic conditions and credit markets.