• Pig Producers Cannot Continue Without Support 19 June 2012

    IRELAND — IFA Pigs and Pigmeat Chairman Tim Cullinan has warned that pig producers will not continue in the industry with the level of uncertainty that exists at the moment....
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  • Pork Prices Up After Weeks of Declines

    CHINA — Pork prices rebounded last week, rising 0.2 per cent from one week earlier after weeks of decline, but were still down 14.9 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Commerce...
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  • NPPC asks Canada to stop swine subsidies before trade talk kick-off

    The National Pork Producers Council of the United States has asked that Canada stop its hog subsidy programs before entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks. Before the start of enter...
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  • NPPC asks Canada to stop swine subsidies before trade talk kick-off

    The National Pork Producers Council of the United States has asked that Canada stop its hog subsidy programs before entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks. Before the start of enter...
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  • The delegation of French agrarians visited Ukraine

    The delegation of agrarians from French agro cooperatives visited agricultural enterprises in Kyiv, Cherkassy and Odessa regions. Young farmers came to Ukraine to familiarize with the peculiarities of...
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  • The delegation of French agrarians visited Ukraine

    The delegation of agrarians from French agro cooperatives visited agricultural enterprises in Kyiv, Cherkassy and Odessa regions. Young farmers came to Ukraine to familiarize with the peculiarities of...
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  • Angola wants to reduce pork imports

    Angola imports US$500 million worth of pork, beef, chicken and eggs per year - this is too high in Minister of Agriculture Afonso Pedro Canga’s view. Speaking at an entrepreneurs' fair in Cubal...
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  • European Pork Exports to China Rise in Q1 of 2012

    EU - In spite of several difficulties faced by the EU, pork exports to China rose 111 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. According to BPEX's latest Export Bu...
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  • Angola wants to reduce pork imports

    Angola imports US$500 million worth of pork, beef, chicken and eggs per year - this is too high in Minister of Agriculture Afonso Pedro Canga’s view. Speaking at an entrepreneurs' fair in Cubal...
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  • European Pork Exports to China Rise in Q1 of 2012

    EU - In spite of several difficulties faced by the EU, pork exports to China rose 111 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. According to BPEX's latest Export Bu...
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  • WMC - Battling Threat of African Swine Fever

    FRANCE - The upsurge of African Swine Fever, particularly in Russia, and the failure of conventional prevention and control measures to counter its spread have underlined the need for a major shift in...
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  • NPPC not in favour of McDonald’s sow housing decision

    US - The National Pork Producers Council expressed disappointment with McDonald’s decision to move forward with requiring its pork suppliers to phase out the use of individual sow housing. The f...
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  • United Kingdom: total number of pigs remained almost unchanged in 2011

    The total number of pigs remained almost unchanged in 2011 at 4.4 million. Despite increased feeding costs, there was virtually no change seen in the number of fattening pigs which remained at 3.9 mil...
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  • WMC - Battling Threat of African Swine Fever

    FRANCE - The upsurge of African Swine Fever, particularly in Russia, and the failure of conventional prevention and control measures to counter its spread have underlined the need for a major shift in...
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  • NPPC not in favour of McDonald’s sow housing decision

    US - The National Pork Producers Council expressed disappointment with McDonald’s decision to move forward with requiring its pork suppliers to phase out the use of individual sow housing. The f...
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  • United Kingdom: total number of pigs remained almost unchanged in 2011

    The total number of pigs remained almost unchanged in 2011 at 4.4 million. Despite increased feeding costs, there was virtually no change seen in the number of fattening pigs which remained at 3.9 mil...
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  • Italy: Agreement between organizations for the eradication of ASF in Sardinia

    In mid-May, several Italian agricultural organizations (Coldiretti, Confagricoltura and Cia Copagri) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to be presented to the European Commission which aims to eradi...
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  • Philippines: Pork producers angered over food smuggling

    The Philippine government's inability to curb smuggling of food products has angered food producers leading to a growing alliance between swine, poultry, fish, onion, and rice producers. The original...
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  • Danish Crown and Saria in Joint Venture

    EU - German animal product manufacturer Saria bio-Industries AG is to set up a joint venture with Danish meat processing company Danish Crown. Saria Bio-industries is controlled by German privately-o...
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  • Polish pork heads to China but will supply last?

    Food exported to China from Poland grew by 50% in 2011, and looks to grow, but pig population is in decline, the Warsaw Business Journal reports. Poland has been increasing its presence in Asia, with...
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