UK: Strategic de-stocking guidande
BPEX has published outline guidance on strategic de-stocking and reviewing slaughter weight decisions for producers who for financial or other reasons are contemplating the decision to cease production.
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Italy: decrease in imports of live pigs
The import of live pigs from Italy in the first half of 2012 was characterized by an overall decrease of 13.3% compared to 2011.
USA: frozen pork supplies up
Frozen pork supplies were up 6 percent from the previous month and up 31 percent from last year.
U.S. corn and soybean stocks down from 2011
By September 1, there were 314 million bushels of corn stored on U.S. farms, down slightly from September 2011.
The 26th SPACE: looking to the future
The 26th SPACE trade fair took place from 11 to 14 September 2012 in Rennes in a very positive atmosphere, with much high-quality dialogue, both at exhibitors’ stands and at the 50 organised conferences.
Netherlands starts building activities of the National Animal Facility for zoonotic research
The facility will be completed by the end of 2013 and will become available for research for academia and private companies.
European Union: 2.6% increase in pork exports during the first semester
Pork exports to third countries increased by 2.6% over the same period last year, reaching 1,520,802 tons.
Germany: the top 150 meat industry companies
Leading the field is once again the pork and beef slaughterer Tönnies from Rheda-Wiedenbrück.
China’s pork production in 2013 is forecast to increase
China's pork production in 2013 is forecast to rise about two percent to 52.65 MMT.
United States breeding inventory down from last year
United States hog producers intend to have 2.85 million sows farrow during the September-November 2012 quarter, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period in 2011, and down 1 percent from 2010.
Global agreement with Merial Corporate and 333 WebRing in “Porcine circovirus (PCV2)”
333 WebRing has recently reached a global agreement with Merial, a world-leading animal health company, for the sponsorship of the section “Porcine circovirus (PCV2)” in the whole of the active websites in the 333 WebRing
Euro Tier 2012 innovations awards: five gold awards and 19 silver awards announced
DLG has appointed an independent, international jury committee, comprising industry experts from the UK, Switzerland and Germany, to evaluate all the submissions according to stringent criteria.
Thompson’s tip: Mycotoxin warning
After the appallingly wet weather of our latest ‘summer’, high levels of mycotoxins in this year’s wheat crops are forecast.
Thank you everybody: We have reached 30,000 registered users!!
When it is almost its 15th anniversary, 333 has reached 30,000 registered users during this last weekend.
Denmark launches new environment law
The Danish government has therefore passed a law introducing 10-metre wide buffer strips of non-cultivated land along all lakes and watercourses in the country side toiling 50.000 hectares.