2014 Topigs Norsvin Canada Inc. Customer Appreciation Night
The annual Topigs Norsvin Customer Appreciation Night for Western Canada was held on November 6 in Winnipeg.
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Todd Hall named to Cargill Leadership Team
Todd Hall has been named to the Cargill Leadership Team (CLT), the executive group in charge of Cargill’s strategic direction, growth and capital allocation.
France: French pork exports
The French pork exports and the prices resisted at the beginning of the year before falling abruptly in July and August.
China: FMD outbreak affecting pigs
The focus is located Sizhao (Dongtai, Dongdai, Jiangsu), with 34 susceptible animals and 4 cases.
Chile strengthens the measures to avoid the entrance of porcine epidemic diarrhoea
To avoid the entrance of the disease in Chile from Peru (affected country), the SAG is implementing several measures.
EU: Deal reached on new rules allowing flexibility for EU countries to ban GMO crops
The approved text would entitle member states to pass legally binding acts restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of GMO crops even after they have been authorised at EU level.
Spain: Cured ham and pork shoulder exports rise again
Spanish cured ham and pork shoulder exports grew by 11.5% in the first nine months of the year.
China and EU share latest thinking on diagnostics and vaccination for improved disease control
The event aims to coordinate research on animal disease control between the EU and China through the organization of events, webinars, study visits, exchanges and a virtual platform.
Brazil exports fresh pork to the US for the first time
25 tonnes of a specific pork cut were shipped from the harbour of Itapoá, in Santa Catarina.
Mexico: 2015 budget to support the Mexican countryside
The Livestock Development Program will be allocated around 6,951.7 million pesos for 2015.
Portugal: increase in pig slaughterings
During the first nine months of 2014, a total of 3,889,323 pigs have been slaughtered. This entails a rise by 2.2%.
Cargill Animal Nutrition launches Cargill Nutrition System
Platform combines “big data” nutrient-analysis capabilities, cutting-edge R&D and leading ingredient sourcing to deliver clarity in feed application
Agromek 2014 fulfilled all expectations
Agromek ended with a total number of visitors amounting to 46,919
Chile: drop in pork production
Pork production between January and August 2014 reached 348,000 tones. This represents a fall by 6.9% with respect to the same period in 2013.
Italy: new ASF eradication plan in Sardinia
The extraordinary action plan will count on the active collaboration of Dr. José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno, from the Veterinary Health Surveillance Centre (VISAVET, Complutense University of Madrid).
United States: corn, soybeans on track for record-high yield, production
Corn production is expected to reach 14.4 billion bushels this year, up 3 percent from 2013. Soybean production is forecast at 3.96 billion bushels this year, up 18 percent from 2013.