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Netherlands - Pig-farming sector has efficient production, but manure results in high costs

24-Mar-2011
The Dutch pig-farming sector is operating within a competitive European market, and production costs play an important role in the sector’s competitiveness. At €1.41 per kg of slaughter weight in 2009, the Netherlands’ production costs are fairly average compared with those in rival countries within Europe. However, Dutch pig farmers pay a relatively high price for the disposal of manure: 5% of the production costs.

Ukraine - Agriculture efficiency to rise significantly by 2015

16-Mar-2011
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

15-Mar-2011
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.

Less is more: VIV & ILDEX tie up in India

14-Mar-2011
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.