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Oral fluid sampling can be a good tool for monitoring PEDV circulation on farm.

CME Group has informed the market of its inability to calculate the Lean Hog Index which is used to determine final settlement value of Lean Hog futures contracts due to the shutdown.

The Joint Programme Teagasc will support Irish pig producers by providing advice, research and education across a range of issues of importance to the sector.

Proposals to allow official abattoir vets to declare pork fit for human consumption after a simple visual check will go ahead after MEPs rejected a veto motion tabled by the Food Safety Committee.

Moscow forecasts 2014 year-end swine inventories to grow by nearly seven percent (to 21.5 million head) and domestic pork production to increase by five percent.

During year 2012, Spain exported a total of 1,029,067 tonnes of pig meat, and this represents an increase by 5 % with respect to year 2011.

Volatile prices here to stay - Ministers from 30 countries meet to discuss international food prices.

USDA market prices have been suspended due to the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1.

On 1 October, first repellent holders have been placed in the 30 km stretch in Vilnius region.

The total number of sows owned or managed by the nation’s largest 25 producers, seven of whom are also pork packers, stands today at 3.18 million.

In the first six months of 2013, the number of pigs slaughtered was 1.1% lower than last year but thanks to a growth in average carcass weight, the production decreased by only 0.6%.