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Rabobank announced the purchase of a $354 million portfolio of agricultural loans from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac).

An arrest has been made and charges laid against a former Maple Leaf Consumer Foods employee by the Guelph Police Service in regards to product tampering of several Schneider’s meat products.

As part of ongoing efforts to improve operational efficiency, Tyson Foods, Inc. is closing its Ponca City, Oklahoma, processed meats plant and is shifting production to other company facilities.

VION will adapt its organisation according to a business model with regional control for two core activities Food and Ingredients. This was occasioned by the acquisition of the Grampian Country Food Group in the UK in August 2008 and the change in the composition of the Executive Board which was announced in November 2008. VION’s new organisation and business model will come into effect on 19 March 2009. This will replace the divisional structure which has been in place since July 2006.

Dr Lars Erik Larsen from the Danish National Veterinary Institute in Copenhagen, Dr Nicolas Rose from the French Agency For Food Safety in Ploufragan and Dr Gerard Wellenberg from the Dutch Animal Health Service in Deventer are the winners of this year2E8s European Porcine-Circovirus Research Award.

Maple Leaf is launching an external company blog today at http://blog.mapleleaf.com. The first posting, "The Journey to Food Safety Leadership", is a letter written by President and CEO, Michael McCain and the blog will also feature posts from other leaders at the Company going forward.

Tulip Ltd is very disappointed to have to confirm that following the consultation process it entered into in January with colleagues at its Bromborough site, it has been unable to identify a viable alternative to its closure.

German purchasers consider German pork to be the best. However, Denmark holds a safe second place as the preferred foreign supplier of pork to the German market.

Last week Danish Crown launched the first elements of a plan which aims to ensure competitiveness throughout the value chain, also in future.

Combined company positioned for sustainable growth through scientific innovation and a stronger, more diversified product portfolio

Against stiff international competition, British-based pig genetics company, ACMC Ltd, has won an order to supply one of Spain’s largest integrators with breeding stock.

Pig producers across European Union and beyond will remember the 24 months of 2007 and 2008 as a sharp adjustment to a change in market conditions. The combination of weakening slaughter prices with dramatic increases in the cost of feed reduced their margins by €25 per 100 kg of pig carcass.

Marcus Rhodes was elected as a new independent member of the Board. Mr. Igor Babaev was elected Chairman of the Board at the Board meeting held after the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Genus, a world leading animal genetics company, is pleased to announce significant advances in its strategy for expansion in China with progress being made in both the bovine and porcine sectors.

On 1 January, Karsten Ambrosen, 48, was appointed branch manager for pigs in SKOV A/S.