Paraguay's swine industry is planning major investments
The industry is making history with unprecedented investment projections and growth, positioning the country as a future leader in animal protein.
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Panama creates national commission for sustainable development of the swine industry
With the creation of CONAPORC, Panama is advancing towards a sustainable pig farming model, coordinating development, health, and environmental protection actions for the swine industry.
Astragalus polysaccharide supplementation improves growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality in finishing pigs
Astragalus polysaccharide supplementation may improve growth performance and carcass and meat quality in finishing pigs.
Unprecedented opening of the Suriname market to Brazilian pork
Until this authorization, Suriname did not import pork from Brazil.
333 Experience Congress LATAM 2025: A new milestone for Latin American pig farming
Held from October 15 to 17 in Cali, Colombia, 333's flagship event ended its sixth edition with historic results, cementing its position as the most influential conference in the Latin American swine industry.
Impact of the probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens on growth performance, carcass traits, and intramuscular fat deposition in finishing pigs
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens effects on pig growth and meat quality.
With historic results, the 333 Experience Congress LATAM 2025 comes to a close
The 333 Experience Congress LATAM 2025 successfully concluded its sixth edition in Cali, Colombia, establishing itself as the most important technical and business event for Latin American pig farming.
MEPs support stronger role for farmers in food chain
The European Parliament supports new rules to rebalance power in the agri-food chain, improve farmers’ income, and legally define the concept of meat.
Metabolomic profiling of Iberian dry-cured ham: Preliminary approach to discriminate between hams from different commercial categories
Certain advanced mass-spectrometry-based analytical tools have been found useful to characterise and authenticate a variety of meat products.
Effects of fermented pine needle supplementation on carcass and meat quality in growing pigs
Fermented pine needles may improve meat tenderness and antioxidant status without affecting carcass traits in finishing pigs.
Argentina: Pork consumption up nearly 8% in the last year
In June 2025, per capita consumption reached 17.92 kg, a year-on-year increase of 1.28 kg, trending toward diversification in the Argentine diet.
Brazil: Mato Grosso do Sul looks to expand meat exports to Japan
Representatives from Mato Grosso do Sul began strategic talks to expand access to the Japanese market for beef and pork produced in the state.
Mexico and Canada intensify cooperation to guarantee food supply and quality
In an effort to strengthen the safe trade of agri-food products, the health agencies of both countries worked toward new strategies to streamline existing protocols and open up trade for new products, both conventional and organic.
Canada recognizes equivalence of Mexico's meat inspection system
Canada has endorsed the equivalence of Mexico's Federal Inspection Type (TIF) system for beef, pork, and poultry products, ensuring the continuity and expansion of Mexican meat exports to the Canadian market.
Energy consumption and quality improvement of frozen pork using NaCl refrigerant with three amino acids in contact immersion freezing
This study provides a new refrigerant for contact immersion freezing in the meat industry.
Effects of stocking density and illuminance in lairage of fattening pigs in different temperatures
Stocking at too-high density at high temperatures and stocking of too-low density at low temperatures affect meat quality and animal welfare.
