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In recent days two of Canada's largest pork producers, Humboldt, Saskatchewan based Big Sky Farms and Niverville, Manitoba based Puratone, have filed for bankruptcy protection citing high feed costs due to drought in the U.S. coupled with low hog prices.

The inspections, the eighth since 2003, will focus on five major areas including the development of modern agriculture, grain safety and the protection of farmland.

Pork's share remains steady on an annual basis despite price falls over recent months.

A total of 123 live head of cattle and 108 pigs at a village in Bomi county (Nyingchi) are affected.

The total grain output in the first half of 2012 reached 129.95 million tons, marking a 2.8 percent jump year-on-year, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Output, prices and export values rose by 9%, 12% and 18% respectively.

During the first six months of this year, total meat production in Spain reached a total of 2,878,842 tons.

A new investment from the Harper Government will support research into an innovative substitute for antibiotics in livestock feed.

The entire territory of the State of Coahuila, except the municipalities of La Laguna, is declared free of Aujeszky's disease.

The outbreak, with 10 pigs susceptible and 3 cases, occurred on a farm in the Village of Sajcavilla.

Around 5,000 pigs are infected with the disease in the province.