Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health closes deal to acquire a significant portion of the Fort Dodge Animal Health Business from Pfizer
Acquisition positions Boehringer Ingelheim among the world`s top animal health companies.
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EU - Commission clears proposed acquisition of Schering-Plough by Merck
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the US healthcare company Schering-Plough by the US global pharmaceutical company Merck.
EU - First wave of proposals for using fresh European Union funding for rural development
The Rural Development Committee approved a first wave of proposals from Member States/regions for using fresh European Union funding for rural development. The Member States/regions in question have proposed amendments to their Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) to make use of extra funding provided by the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy and the European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP), agreed in November 2008.
United Kingdom - Meat helps drive food export charge
Meat has helped drive a recession-defying increase in UK food exports so far this year, latest figures show.
VIV Europe 2010 back to its roots in Utrecht
VIV Europe 2010 will take place from April 20 - 22, 2010 in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands. The international exhibition on innovative animal husbandry aims to be the ultimate meeting place for international top decision makers in the feed to meat industry. This year two special themes with related conferences will be presented at the exhibition, Eggs! and Meat Safety. Up to 400 companies from 32 different countries have already booked a stand, covering about 75 % of the total exhibition floor.
Denmark - Danish slaughterhouses are lacking competitiveness
During the past year the Danish farmers have lost approximately € 215 million due to the
slaughterhouses’ lacking competitiveness.
USA - Groups ask USDA to suspend hog and poultry expansion loans
The Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment submitted a letter with more than 25,000 signatures to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday, asking the USDA to suspend loans and loan guarantees that are used to expand hog and poultry production.
EU/Mexico - Protocols passed for sanitary controls in pig meat
After the biannual meeting held in Brussels by the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), contemplated in the Free Trade Agreement between EU and Mexico, several agreements have been reached that will facilitate commercial exchanges between Mexico and the European Union.
Canada – Government invests in international market development for Canadian pork
The Government of Canada is investing in marketing our world-class, safe and healthy Canadian pork in international markets. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture Pierre Lemieux announced an investment of $550,000 to support the work of Canada Pork International (CPI).
China hog industry market research 2009
In terms of the development of hog industry in the past 30 years, in every economic cycle, the hog industry always carry out an industrial upgrading. In the next 10 years hog industry will be into a stage with industrial scale and brand.
New Pfizer Animal Health Is Unveiled With Acquisition Of Wyeth
A new Pfizer Animal Health was unveiled last week as Pfizer's acquisition of Wyeth, including its subsidiary Fort Dodge Animal Health, was completed. Pfizer Animal Health is now the world’s leader in the discovery, development, manufacture and sales of veterinary vaccines and medicines for livestock and companion animals.
Poland - Pig imports also doing well
Polish live pig imports approximately doubled year-on-year to EUR52.8 million in the first half of 2009.
EU - Swine prices will fall in the EU in the last quarter of the year
During the last three months of 2009 the price of swine in the European Union (EU) will be 7.54% lower than in the same period of 2008.
Brussels urged to introduce refunds for EU pigmeat exports
Farmers organisation Copa-Cogeca warned the current crisis in the pigmeat sector on the continent is unsustainable and many producers will go out of business if no action is taken.
EU and South Korea initial free trade deal
EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton and Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon have today initialled a free trade agreement (FTA) that is the most important ever negotiated between the European Union and a third country.
Canada - Saskatchewan pork producers to receive targeted advance payments
Saskatchewan pork producers facing cash flow challenges now have access to AgriStability Targeted Advance Payments (TAP). Pork producers can now receive a TAP of up to 75% of their estimated 2009 AgriStabilty payment.