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Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement with West Face Capital, a Toronto-based investment fund that owns approximately 11.4% of the Company's shares outstanding.

TOPIGS and Family Farms, Inc in the Philippines have formalized a strategic pig genetics agreement which is composed of gilt multiplication and installation of a modern artificial insemination centers.

Successful AI is an essential part of profitable pig farm performance. AI studs take great care over processing and handling semen to send out a product that is capable of giving results at levels comparable to, or better than, natural service.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. today announced plans to close its prepared meats facility located in Surrey, British Columbia on September 30, 2011.

Key appointment enhances TOPIGS Canada Sales & Service team

Cherkizovo OJSC, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, today issues a trading update ahead of its results for the year ended 31 December 2010, which will be reported in March 2011.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition announced today the opening of a second yeast coating facility in Passau, Germany.

Campofrio Food Group announced today that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100 percent of the share capital of Cesare Fiorucci S.p.A., owner of Italy's number-one brand of processed meats, Fiorucci.

As the global population increases from 7 billion in 2011 to a predicted 9.3 billion by 2050, the agri-food industry must find a sustainable way to meet the resulting demand for food.

The key word for research and new development is bionics – learning from nature and achieving technical implementation.

Swine influenza virus (SIV) continues to evolve and challenge swine herds. Pfizer Animal Health has responded by updating FluSure XP® to include an H1N2 strain.

Although eliminating the costly problem of seasonal infertility in pigs is probably beyond us, considerable research, supported by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), has been pulled together into how best to combat it

Cherkizovo Group OJSC (LSE: CHE), one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, is pleased to announce that it has won the highest award for its poultry products in the “100 Best Russian Products” contest.

The successful distance education program SowBridge begins its fourth year in March 2011 and Iowa State University (ISU) animal science associate professor and extension swine specialist Ken Stalder said suggestions from subscribers help maintain the program’s value to the industry.

Feedtech-Croptech Asia 2011, the brand new, special theme at VIV Asia 2011 is attracting high levels of attention from the international, exhibiting business community. VIV Asia focuses on the latest developments in the feed to meat market. The exhibitors at the Feedtech-Croptech Asia Pavilion are specialists in milling, processing, storage and handling of raw materials for the feed, food and fuel sectors. The interest in exhibiting exceeds all expectations. Space in the Pavilion is fully booked. Feedtech-Croptech Asia will be organised at BITEC, Bangkok from March 9 to March 11, 2011.

VION Food Netherlands will not be issuing prices today (Monday 17 January 2011). This applies to both the pig price and the prices of meat cuts.