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DuPont Leader: Agriculture is Up to Global Productivity Challenge

Science will enable farmers to produce enough grain to meet the growing demand for food, biofuels and materials if public and private agriculture enterprises, regulators and policymakers from around the globe take a more holistic approach to the solution, William S. Niebur, vice president – DuPont Crop Genetics Research and Development, said here today.

Russia - Government to Subsidize RUB74 Billion to Animal Breeders

As of today, the issue on additional financing of projects started in the animal breeding last year is almost decided. The amount which is to be subsidized for these purposes will total to RUB74 billion, Elena Skrynnik, the Minister of Agriculture said.

Russia - Rosselkhoznadzor to Impose Ban on Meat Imports from 3 American Enterprises

Federal Agency for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) lifted temporary restrictions imposed on supply of products from 5 American meat processing plants (18674, 9201, 18079, 18435 and 37398) to Russia on February 10, 2009 in a view of violations of Russian legislation.

UK - Yorkshire producers 'up for something big' - Regional Health Improvement Scheme

Funding is now in place to build a healthier, more efficient and more internationally competitive Yorkshire and Humberside pig herd.

Vietnam subsidies livestock farmers and aquaculturists

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked the government to provide subsidised loans for livestock farmers to buy machinery and vaccines.

Russia - Meat production to Grow by 11.4% in the Ist Quarter

Russian meat production grew by 11.4% to 749 thousand tons in the first quarter of the current year compared to the same period in 2008, as Federal State Statistics Service reports.

Chinese deal lifts off for ACMC

International pig-breeding company, ACMC, has delivered 525 genetically-advanced breeding pigs to China, in a deal, including technical support, valued at one million pounds Sterling.

Italy - The numbers of Italian porciculture

Current figures of porcine production, importation and exportation in Italy (original in Italian)

Canada - More Ontario-grown food in schools, hospitals

Ontario government is investing $24 million over three years to develop the logistics to get more Ontario-grown food into the province's schools, hospitals, food service companies and other institutions. This will help Ontario farmers market and sell their products to more consumers.

Brazil - New Tax Incentives for Agricultural Processors and Exporters

The Brazilian Government published on April 2, 2009 Joint Directive No. 1 in Brazil's Official Gazette regulating the so-called integrated yellow-green drawback system to allow agricultural processors to be exempt from local taxes on domestic or imported inputs for the processing of agricultural and food products for exports.

Mexico – exports to Japan

In relation to the news published last week, and according to figures released by the Association of Mexican Pig Meat Exports, in the last three years Mexico has increased its exports to Japan, and in fact Mexico is the only country that has managed to do this. (Original in Spanish).

Germany - Germany joins GMO maize ban

Germany has banned the only type of genetically-modified crop grown there, the highly insect-resistant MON 810 maize. Germany is the sixth EU country to introduce a provisional ban on the US biotech corn, after France, Austria, Hungary, Luxembourg and Greece.

Pig prices in Poland

We have added the pig prices in Poland to the "markets and prices" section.

PorkPress releases

Murphy-Brown Announces PQA Plus Certification

Murphy-Brown LLC, the livestock production subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced today that it is on schedule to complete the certification and farm site assessment components of the Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus) program for all its company-owned and contract grower-owned swine production farms in the United States before the end of 2009.

Cranswick Aquires Pork Processing Business

Cranswick, the Yorkshire-based food manufacturer, is to acquire the pork processing business of Bowes of Norfolk Limited for cash funded from existing bank facilities, subject to clearance from the UK Competition Authorities.

Farmers Cooperative Company Announces Plans to Build State-of-the-Art Feed Mill in Coon Rapids

Farmers Cooperative Company announced today plans to build a state-of-the-art feed mill in Coon Rapids, Iowa. At capacity, the proposed mill would have 400,000 tons annual output, employ up to 25 people, and consume approximately 9 million bushels of corn per year.