Ukraine: Meat production increases[Latest swine news]During January-July 2010, the production of all types of meat increased by 6.7% compared with last year’s figures. The volumes of meat production in live weight totalled 1571 thousand tons. As of July 31 swine population stands at 8 million 374 thousand heads, a figure that represents a 12.7% increase with respect to last year.source: www.ukrstat.gov.ua |
Netherlands - Insufficient compensation for agriculture[Latest swine news]For the Dutch agricultural sector, 2009 was a bad year economically. Production increased slightly, but most primary agriculture market prices fell. The average agricultural income decreased to 5,500 euros per farm, its lowest point in twenty years.source: www.wur.nl |
Germany - Meat production up by 4,1%[Latest swine news]In the first half of 2010, well above 3.9 million tonnes of meat were produced commercially in Germany; that was 4.1% or 153,900 tonnes more than in the first half of 2009.source: www.destatis.de |
Brazil - Lowering exports and increasing profits[Latest swine news]Brazilian pork exports have fallen 8.5% in the period of January-July, 2009.source: www.abipecs.org.br |
US and Canadian hog inventory down three per cent[Latest swine news]US and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2010 was 76.2 million head. This was down 3 per cent from June 2009 and down 5 per cent from June 2008.source: usda.mannlib.cornell.edu |
Cherkizovo Group to increase pork production capacity by 50,000 tonnes[Company news]OJSC Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, commences construction of two new greenfield pork farms in the Tambov and Voronezh regions. |
UK - First farms apply for pig health funding[Latest swine news]Four pig producer groups will put in pilot applications next month for support for specific on-farm projects to improve pig health.source: www.bpex.org.uk |
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