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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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%.
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.
Wang Rulin headed for Singapore to promote the Cooperation Food Zone Project
At the invitation of the Singapore Minister for National Development Ma Baoshan, to comprehensively promote economic and trade cooperation between Jilin province and Singapore, especially the China Jilin (Singapore) new agricultural cooperative food zone project, Governor Wang Rulin led the Jilin Province delegation to arrive in Singapore on May 19 and began the 4-day visit.
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.
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.