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Smithfield Foods President and CEO Confident In Future Performance of Company
Smithfield Foods, Inc. said today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, C. Larry Pope, sold 100,000 shares of Smithfield Foods common stock to meet personal financial obligations.
Danish Crown: Checked and approved by Mr Shimojo
It’s almost 10 o’clock on a Wednesday morning. In the operations manager’s office on the first floor, Jørn Kjær is getting ready for the day’s visit. The checklists have been prepared, and Jørn glances out of the window at the open area in front of the slaughterhouse.
France - Difficulties in the swine market
Between January and March the number of sacrificed pigs has fallen by
1%. Exportations of pig meat have also suffered a decrease in the
first seven months of this year with a 5.9% fall compared to 2008, due
in a large part to a fall in purchases from Russia and several other
Asian countries.
Denmark - Decreasing costs
According to a financial analysis prepared by Danish Agriculture and Food Council the prospects are that pig producers will have decreasing costs during 2010.
USA - Senate, House members request aid for hog farmers
U.S. Senate and House members have requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide assistance to U.S. pork producers to help them out of an economic crisis they’ve faced for two years.
Canada seeks dispute settlement on C.O.O.L.
Canada’s government launched a World Trade Organization (W.T.O.) dispute settlement process Oct. 7 over U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labeling (C.O.O.L.).
USA - FSA announces $1.1m maximum loan limit
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced Wednesday that the loan limit for its Guaranteed Loan Program has been increased to $1.112 million, effective Oct. 1.
Income fluctuations in European agriculture on the increase
LEI Wageningen UR has taken part in a European research project in order to ascertain what this means for agricultural incomes within the European Union. It appears that income fluctuations are increasing over time.
South Korea reopens to British pork
An important market for pork has been re-opened following lengthy negotiations. South Korea used to be a valuable export market which was closed following the last outbreak of foot and mouth, in 2007.
Denmark – Adjustement of the pig quote forecast
Danish Agriculture and Farming Council expect a pig quote of € 1.2 during the fourth quarter of 2009 and of € 1.67 during the first quarter of 2010.
Canada - Program available for Canadian pork producers
Canadian pork producers can start applying for government-backed loans.
Starting Monday, October 5, 2009, many financial institutions, including Farm Credit Canada, will be ready to work with pork producers to develop long-term business plans and deliver government-backed loans.
Maple Leaf Foods Unveils State-of-the-Art Food Innovation Centre
Maple Leaf Foods today revealed its ThinkFOOD! Centre, a state-of-the-art culinary innovation facility and the only one of its kind in Canada. It offers an unprecedented and holistic approach to creative thinking and collaboration to facilitate accelerated innovation and growth across Maple Leaf's global bakery and protein businesses.
Brazil extends support for swine producers
With the aim of maintaining support for the commercialization of pig meat, the National Monetary Council of Brazil has decided to extend the Special Credit Line, made available to swine producers last February, until the 30th of September 2010.
United Kingdom - Exchange rates and relative prices
At the end of August the average EU reference price was 11 per cent lower than a year earlier in Euro terms but just four per cent lower in sterling terms. In recent months the UK premium over the average EU price has increased, averaging between 20 and 30p/kg for much of 2009.
USA - Farm income down
Less than 5 percent of farms saw an improvement in income this year, a drastic downturn compared to the same time last year when one in four farms saw better year over year income, according to Rabobank’s Farm & Ranch Survey.