Sysco, North America’s largest foodservice distributor, has followed other food companies in announcing that they will stop using pork that was produced using sow stalls during gestation. Sysco...

It is not high feed prices, it’s the Belgian pork processing and distributing industry that keep Belgium’s pig farmers in a permanent crisis. This was a recent message by a Hendrik Vandamm...

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Mendes Ribeiro Filho, has assured that pigs will be sold against a minimum price of R$0.40/kg (US$0.20). The measure aims to ensure the flow of produ...

Sysco, North America’s largest foodservice distributor, has followed other food companies in announcing that they will stop using pork that was produced using sow stalls during gestation. Sysco...

US - In response to a new economic study on the impact of corn ethanol production on food prices and commodity price volatility, a coalition of livestock and poultry groups is urging Congress to refor...

US - In response to a new economic study on the impact of corn ethanol production on food prices and commodity price volatility, a coalition of livestock and poultry groups is urging Congress to refor...

BRAZIL — Government ministers and the pig industry met this week to discuss support measures for the sector. Two of the issues discussed was a freight subsidy and a direct subsidy to the produc...

Long-term prices for pork may rise in the United States as the the country is going through the worst drought in 24 years. Effects now felt on grain markets will be felt by both pork producers as well...

Councillors in West Lothian, Scotland, are discussing with Vion the options in light of the possible closure of Hall's of Broxburn, the largest of Scotland’s pork processing plants. The announc...

BRAZIL — Government ministers and the pig industry met this week to discuss support measures for the sector. Two of the issues discussed was a freight subsidy and a direct subsidy to the produc...

Long-term prices for pork may rise in the United States as the the country is going through the worst drought in 24 years. Effects now felt on grain markets will be felt by both pork producers as well...

Councillors in West Lothian, Scotland, are discussing with Vion the options in light of the possible closure of Hall's of Broxburn, the largest of Scotland’s pork processing plants. The announc...

The OIE has reported six new outbreaks of African swine fever in Tver region in swine and wild species. The outbreaks of ASF have been reported in Molokovsky, Kalininsky, Bezhetsky, Udomelsky, Ramesh...

The consumption of the broad-spectrum antibiotic cephalosporin in Danish piggeries has plummeted by almost 99% over the past three years. In 2009, Danish pig producers used about 99 kg of cephalospor...

The Agriculture Ministry wants all 26 of Israel's pig farms to be moved from the north of the country to the south as part of a NIS 300 million project aimed at reducing pollution in residential areas...

The OIE has reported six new outbreaks of African swine fever in Tver region in swine and wild species. The outbreaks of ASF have been reported in Molokovsky, Kalininsky, Bezhetsky, Udomelsky, Ramesh...

The consumption of the broad-spectrum antibiotic cephalosporin in Danish piggeries has plummeted by almost 99% over the past three years. In 2009, Danish pig producers used about 99 kg of cephalospor...

The Agriculture Ministry wants all 26 of Israel's pig farms to be moved from the north of the country to the south as part of a NIS 300 million project aimed at reducing pollution in residential areas...

UK — Pork is the most popular meat served out of the home and nine out of 10 people would like to know the style of cooking and type of cut when choosing...

Drought and the impact on feed prices may be on the verge of creating a financial disaster for the US pork industry and other livestock. The crop stress that began in&nb...