Philippines: hog production up in first half
Philippine hog production was up nearly 2.4% in the first half of 2013.
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Italy: increase in the importation of live pigs
During the first 5 months of this year, the importation of live pigs of less and more than 50 kg liveweight has increased by 3.6% and 8%, respectively.
The number of breeding sows in the Australian pig herd is expected to remain stable
Pig production is expected to increase marginally from 4.6 million in 2013 to 4.7 million piglets in 2014.
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Vietnam: pig population increased by 1%
Despite difficulties in the domestic livestock sector, the number of pigs rose 1.08% to 26.9 million.
Philippines: total swine inventory lower
The country’s total swine inventory as of January 1, 2013 was 11.8 million heads. This was 0.17 percent lower than last year’s inventory.
Ukraine: number of livestock significantly increased
The number of pigs increased to 8 million heads, or by 4.8%.
Czech Republic: pork production down
In Q1 2013 the meat production amounted to 108 651 tonnes, i.e. by 2.8% less, year-on-year. Production of all main categories was lower, y-o-y: beef (−3.5%), pigmeat (−3.1%), and poultrymeat (−1.9%).
Uruguay: meat consumption increases
According to the kind of meat, beef, with 60 kg (61.1%); poultry, with 20 kg (20,4%); pork, with 14 kg (14.4%); and lamb, with 4 kg (4.1%) stand out.
United States: total red meat production up slightly from last year
Commercial hog slaughter totaled 113.2 million head, 2 percent higher than 2011.
Korea cull sows to help stabilize price
The Korean government seeks to cull up to 100,000 sows to help stabilize pork prices.
United States hog inventory up 1 percent
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2013 was 65.9 million head.
United Kingdom: pig herd down again
The latest Defra census shows pig numbers on December 1 totalled 4.2 million head. This was just over 2% lower compared with the same period last year.
Canada: pig numbers down
Hog producers reported 12.7 million hogs, down 0.5% from January 1, 2012.