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Merck and sanofi-aventis to maintain separate businesses in animal health

Merck and Sanofi-Aventis announced today the mutual termination of their agreement to form a new animal health joint venture by combining Merial, the animal health business of sanofi-aventis, with Intervet/Schering-Plough, Merck's animal health unit. As a result, each party will keep its current, separate animal health assets and businesses.

Chile - Chinese and Indian markets open to Chilean pork

The Chilean Minister of Agriculture, José Antonio Galilea, announced on Monday the opening of the Chinese market to pork and prunes, and the opening of the Indian market to poultry and pork.

United Kingdom - MPs sign an Early Day Motion in support of the pig industry

MPs have now signed an Early Day Motion in support of the pig industry.

Statement by North American hog producers on the availability of feed grain

Leaders of Hog farmer organizations in Canada, the United States and Mexico have a major concern in common regarding the availability of feed grain.

VIV Asia 2011 a resounding success; a third of exhibitors sign up for 2013

The international trade show for animal production and processing, VIV Asia 2011, has been a resounding success. The biennial event presents the entire Feed to Meat supply chain, offers plenty of opportunities for the supplier industry and plays a significant role in the continuing growth of intensive livestock farming in Asia’s emerging markets.

Mexico - SAGARPA invests over 20 million pesos to promote Mexican meat products

The Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing, and Food (SAGARPA) invests almost 2 million dollars per year (about 24 million pesos) for the promotion of meat products in the international market.

Ukraine - Agriculture efficiency to rise significantly by 2015

Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk said the projects provide for dynamic development of cattle, swine breeding and crop production. There is an ambitious task to increase grain output by 2015 up to 80 million tons a year, to increase the growing of seeds of oil-bearing crops up to 15 million tons and increase meat production to 4 million tons per year, he said.

Lilly makes an irrevocable offer to acquire Janssen Animal Health

Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, today announced that Lilly has made an irrevocable, unconditional offer to acquire the animal health business of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, a Johnson & Johnson Company. The two companies have notified the appropriate European works councils of their intentions.

France – The French government asks Banks to answer for the financial dificulties of livestock farmers

In February, the French Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Le Maire, and the Minister of the Economy, Christine Lagarde, held a meeting with the principal players in the French banking industry with the objective of getting them to answer for the financial difficulties that the French livestock farming industry has been experiencing for several months.

VIV Asia 2011, bright prospects for the Asia-Pacific livestock industries

With 20% growth, VIV Asia 2011 indicates that world leading suppliers are expanding in Asia. The region is gearing to become the world’s most active livestock production zone as a result of impressive economic growth.

Less is more: VIV & ILDEX tie up in India

VNU Exhibitions Europe and N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer (NEO) have decided to bring their respective brands of VIV and ILDEX together in India. Both parties, together with Indian partner Inter Ads, have one single objective in mind: establish India’s largest professional “Feed to Meat” platform.

NEO launches ILDEX Bangkok 2012 to cater to rising technology demand

NEO has launched ILDEX Bangkok 2012 in order to satisfy the technology needs of the Thai livestock industry. The show will run in concurrence with Pig, Poultry & Dairy Focus Asia 2012.

European Union - Total mount of pork in the private storage scheme

The full returns of the aid for private storage scheme that closed at the end of last month were made available today. The total mount of pork in the scheme is 131,752 tonnes at a maximum cost to the EU of € 58 m.

South korea - Parliament postpones approval of S. Korea-EU FTA to April

A parliamentary committee on Tuesday decided to put off its discussions on a ratification motion for South Korea's free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union until April, chief committee members said, as opposition members called for a full examination of the deal's possible impact on the domestic economy.

Denmark - Pig slaughterings have dropped since 2004

Slaughterings in Denmark have dropped since 2004 and constituted 19.3 million in 2009 with a drastically increasing export of 7 million weaners.

United Kingdom - Levy rates unchanged

Levy rates to be charged to farmers, growers and others in the supply chain by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) for next financial year - from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 - have been approved by Ministers in Defra and the Devolved Administrations.