Australia - Victoria to introduce pig levy
Victorian pig producers will pay 16 cents per carcass to fund a disease surveillance program through the state's Department of Primary Industry.
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Canada - Ontario Ag Minister rewrites Ontario Pork mandate
Invoking her authority to change or erase some or all of a ruling by her own ministry's appeal tribunal, Ontario Ag Minister Carol Mitchell has laid out her own plan to have a dual-marketing system for hogs in the province by December.
United Kingdom - Two tonne target for English pig producers
English pig producers have a challenging new target, to achieve an industry average of 2,000kg of pig meat per sow per year by 2012. The Two Tonne Sow (2TS) project was launched by BPEX at the British Pig and Poultry Fair and provides a single target for the industry to work towards collectively.
USA – Meat production for 2011 projected to be slightly higher
Total U.S. meat production for 2011 is projected to be slightly higher than 2010 as increased pork and poultry production more than offset declines in beef production.
Thailand - hot weather and drought cut pig production
Unprecedented hot weather in many areas in Thailand (43-44 ºC) has resulted in lower pig production as the animals are suffering heat stress and eating less.
Germany - Significant rise in meat production in the first quarter 2010
In the first quarter of 2010, nearly 2 million tonnes of meat were commercially produced in Germany. This was an increase of 3.3% or 63,500 tonnes from the same quarter a year ago.
JSR: Lifetime sow performance - a key indicator of profit
Pigs per sow per year and numbers weaned have always been the main performance criteria adopted by pig producers to judge the success of their business. Both are useful indicators, indeed JSR have a commercial target of 25 pigs per sow per year, but it is important that producers keep an open mind on how they can measure unit efficiency and productivity.
EU approves Novus feed additive for all species
Novus International, a leader in animal health and nutrition is proud to announce the European Union registration of MINTREX chelated trace minerals as feed additives for all species.
ACMC: Still potential to boost sow output
Rapid progress in sow productivity in commercial pig herds is still possible, according to Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company ACMC.
Scope of work: Specialist to provide consulting on business management of pig farming
CHF, a US-based, non-profit, international development and humanitarian assistance NGO, is trying to facilitate the development of the nascent pork industry in Mongolia by implementing an 18-month Pork Value Chain Development Program.
Chile will have the first swine research center in South America
After a year and a half of work and continuous meetings, last March was approved the construction of the first swine research center in South America was agreed, it will be situated in the locality of Pirque on the outskirts of Santiago.
AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces Major Hog Production Complex
AgFeed Industries, Inc. announced that it has agreed to invest in a hog production project in conjunction with Xinyu City in Jiangxi province.
Germany - Pork industry report
Pork is by far Germany's most significant meat product. Production in 2009 of 5.25mn tonnes was more than double the combined total production of poultry, beef and lamb that year. Pork production saw rapid growth in the second half of the last decade expanding 22.0% from 2004 to 2009. As production has risen, there has been rapid changes in the structure of the sector.
VIV Europe is about to open its doors for the international animal protein industry
Only 2,5 weeks to go before VIV Europe opens its doors from 20-22 April at the Jaarbeurs Exhibition Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands. Over 570 exhibitors from 39 countries covering 25,187 m2 booked their stand at the international platform for innovations in the animal protein industry. This means over 25,000 m2 full of innovations!
Conditions for breeding at fattening
Do the accommodation conditions for your fattening pigs comply with the welfare normatives? Find out with the new test on welfare during fattening.
New book forms basis for discussion on agricultural policy
From the earliest days of European unity, agricultural policy has always occupied a central position. Over the years, the policy has undergone various radical reforms and another new radical change awaits us in 2013.