USA - Retail meat prices rise sixth consecutive month
Retail prices for meat and eggs rose for the sixth consecutive month in June, reflecting the contraction of the nation’s livestock herds.
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Canada - Livestock feeders advised to consider least cost rations
The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada says livestock producers will need to pay close attention to the cost of feed ingredients this winter and adjust rations accordingly.
Cnada - $5.6 million to support innovation in agri-food sector
The governments of Canada and Quebec are launching two new programs to support innovation in the agriculture and agri-food sector under the Growing Forward bilateral agreement.
Russia wants to export 60 times more poultry, pork by 2020
Russia may export 60 times more pork and poultry by 2020, even as it seeks to build its food security by reducing dependence on imported meat, Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik said Tuesday.
European Union - Greener, more competitive farming after 2013
How should the EU's farm policy be reshaped and how should it be funded after 2013? Parliament set out its views in a resolution adopted on Thursday, ahead of the publication this autumn of the Commission's agricultural reform plans.
Dominican Republic - After clean bill of health, pork producers eye U.S. market
Dominican Republic ’s Agriculture Ministry and pork producers will adopt the joint measures needed to declare the country free of Classic Swine Fever so that meat can be exported, especially to the United States.
Merck details plans to advance integration of R&D, manufacturing and business operations worldwide
Merck & Co., Inc., known outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD, today provided further detail on integration plans for the company's research and development, manufacturing and other business operations as part of a global restructuring program announced following the November 2009 merger of Merck and Schering-Plough
United Kingdom - New task force to cut farmers’ red tape
Agriculture and Food Minister Jim Paice set out how the new Task Force on Farming Regulation will work to reduce the bureaucratic burdens that English farmers and food producers face.
Pork CRC makes bid for better pig welfare
Research supported by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) suggests changes to how sows are managed and mated in lactation may enable a smooth transition from stalls to group housing, without reproductive performance declining.
Vietnam to revamp imported meat inspections
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued a new regulation calling for stricter meat import inspections.
Government support to farmers rises slightly in OECD countries
The share of farm receipts provided by government programmes rose slightly in OECD countries last year, reversing a declining trend in state support since 2004, according to a new OECD report.
France – The merger of three cooperatives gives rise to the second largest pork producer in the country
Last Friday’s merger of the three Breton companies LT, BBO, and Piglays with the agricultural cooperative Terrena, has given rise to in Aveltis, uniting a total of 900 producers and 140, 000 sows.
European Union - € 30 million EU support for the promotion of agricultural products
The European Commission has approved 19 programmes in 14 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom) to provide information on and to promote agricultural products in the European Union.
Mexico - Russia reopens its doors to Mexican meat
This week the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, Francisco Mayorga Castañeda, and the Russian Minister of Agriculture, Elena Skrinnik, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with hopes of increasing the commercial exchange of agricultural products between the two nations.
Brasil Foods: relevant fact notice
The Opinion issued by SEAE recommends that the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense) should approve the transaction with certain restrictions, proposing two alternatives which may or may not be implemented by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense.
EuroTier 2010 in Hanover: Already 1,700 exhibitors from 46 countries
The world’s top event for expert animal farmers, EuroTier 2010, is being held for the ninth time at the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover from 16 to 19 November 2010.