Supermarkets could trigger pork shortage
A massive shortage of fresh pork could result from short-sighted policies of major supermarkets, predicts Matthew Curtis, managing director of Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd.
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CIS nations reach free trade zone agreement
Russia and most of its CIS partners have signed an agreement committing to creating a free trade zone during Tuesday’s meeting of the Commonwealth in St. Petersburg.
Pig and Dairy Pathways out of Poverty in India: Summary
This film illustrates how small-scale pig keeping and dairying have the potential to help hundreds of thousands of the poorest people in Assam and Nagaland, remote provinces in northeast India, to increase their incomes and better their lives.
USA: August pork, beef exports soar to new heights
August was another outstanding month for U.S. pork and beef exports, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports reached their highest monthly volume of the year at 186,068 metric tons, and the second-highest value total of all time at $531.2 million.
USA: corn stocks down 34 percent from year ago
Old crop corn stocks in all positions on September 1, 2011 totaled 1.13 billion bushels, down 34 percent from September 1, 2010.
Brazil: increase in pork exports to Ukraine,Hong Kong and Argentina
In September, just as with the annual cumulate, an increase has been noted in pork sent to Ukraine, Hong Kong, and Argentina.
Smithfield Foods CEO Pronounces FTAs as Major Victory for American Pork Industry
"These FTAs have the potential to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. pork exports in the coming years, while creating new jobs that our country desperately needs."
FAO: world cereal markets expected to stay tight amid rising production
FAO's quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation (CPFS) report published here forecast world cereal production will total 2 310 million tonnes this marketing season, 3 percent or 68 million tonnes higher than in 2010/11.
USA: Legislation to reform renewable fuel standard introduced
Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced legislation to give relief to livestock producers, dairymen and consumers. The bipartisan legislation will link the amount of corn ethanol required to fulfill the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to the actual U.S. corn supply.
TOPIGS genetics to Vietnam
De Heus Vietnam will distribute these genetics on the Vietnamese market.
US Congress approves FTAs with S. Korea, Colombia, Panama
The FTAs approved by the House of Representatives as well as the Senate will now be forwarded to the President to sign them into law.
USA - Foreign corn export market share surpasses U.S.
For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. corn export market share is forecast to fall below the combined share of all foreign exporters.
Europen Union: the upward trend continues in pork exports
During the first 7 months of this year pork exports have reached 1,759,769 tons, which signifies a 20.5% increase with respect to the same period last year.
Canada: CFIA fees for endorsing export certificates will remain at the same level
The Canadian pork industry is pleased to learn that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) fees for endorsing export certificates will remain at the same level for another two years.
Ireland: Asia drives Irish pork exports
Strong demand in north east Asia has delivered a surge in Irish pork exports to the core markets of China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea to date in 2011. For the first five months of the year, exports in value and volume terms to these four markets almost trebled to €16.9m or 10,700 tonnes.