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A historic moment for Paraguayan pig farming. The entry of Grupo Costa Food, Spain's second-largest meat group, into Granja San Bernardo marks the beginning of an unprecedented expansion project with the goal of reaching 40,000 breeding sows and transforming Alto Paraná into a new production hub. In an exclusive interview, Hugo Schaffrath reveals how the partnership came about, what motivated the investment, and the expected impacts for the sector and the country.

This was the prevailing message delivered by U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom at the USMEF Strategic Planning Conference, which opened Wednesday in Indianapolis.

Evolution towards a more specialized, efficient model focused on the end consumer.

Danish Crown is ramping up incentives to invest in new housing for slaughter pigs.

The common shares of Canada Packers will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on October 2, 2025 under the symbol "CPKR".

AHDB has appointed Mark Haighton as its new pork sector director, taking over from Angela Christison, who will step down from the role later this year.

NPB has named David Newman as its next CEO. He brings proven leadership and a strong commitment to serving America’s pig farmers.

Starting on 1 July, Dr Marlene Louw will be stepping into the role of SAPPO’s Chief Executive Officer.

Vietstock 2025 is the premier B2B exhibition in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, dedicated to livestock production, animal feed, animal health, and meat processing. Taking place from October 8–10, 2025, at SECC in Ho Chi Minh City.

A major expansion of its La Fernandière plant in Trois-Rivières will allow Olymel to better serve its customers in Canada and abroad.

More than 270 European pig farmers, experts and industry partners united to discuss the future direction of pig farming in Europe.

Facility will create 500 new jobs, boost local economy, and feed millions nationwide.

The evening was spent honoring individual award recipients and teams with the Christensen Farms Award for Excellence, and four individuals receiving the Bob Christensen Award for Excellence.

The Argentine Swine Federation outlined a federal, productive, and sanitary agenda to boost the sector with ambitious goals, concrete actions, and strong public-private articulation.

Grupo Vall Companys, Incarlopsa, and Grup Cañigueral will participate equally in acquiring 100% of Inga Food's capital.

Danish Crown concludes the first half of the 2024/25 financial year with steady progress. The net result is improving, and the competitiveness of the Danish pig price has strengthened over the period - though the goal is still far from reached.