China: 2012 pork production forecast to rise four percent
Pork production in 2012 is forecast to jump four percent to 51.3 MMT from an estimated three percent decline in the previous year.
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MRSA thrives even without antibiotics
The MRSA bacterium, which is resistant to antibiotics, has spread rapidly in the past few years on pig farms. Extensive use of antibiotics is thought to help it spread, but reducing the use of antibiotics is not enough to eliminate MRSA on pig farms.
China: new outbreak of foot and mouth disease
The report described a single outbreak of FMD on a farm in the village of Duixu (Zhongda town, Lang, Linzhi).
Smithfield Foods CEO Pronounces FTAs as Major Victory for American Pork Industry
"These FTAs have the potential to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. pork exports in the coming years, while creating new jobs that our country desperately needs."
China bans production, sale of clenbuterol to improve food safety
China has banned the production, sale and use of clenbuterol tablets, a medicine used to treat bronchial asthma that has also been illegally used by farmers to make their pigs leaner.
FAO: world cereal markets expected to stay tight amid rising production
FAO's quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation (CPFS) report published here forecast world cereal production will total 2 310 million tonnes this marketing season, 3 percent or 68 million tonnes higher than in 2010/11.
USA: Legislation to reform renewable fuel standard introduced
Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced legislation to give relief to livestock producers, dairymen and consumers. The bipartisan legislation will link the amount of corn ethanol required to fulfill the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to the actual U.S. corn supply.
Russia confirms another outbreak of ASF
The Russian veterinary authorities have confirmed another outbreak of African Swine Fever in Krasnodar Krai.
TOPIGS genetics to Vietnam
De Heus Vietnam will distribute these genetics on the Vietnamese market.
Cutting out palm oil from animal diets
“Dairy farmers are likely to come under increasing pressure to remove palm oil from their cows’ diets following recent retail moves to cut the level of saturated fats in milk,” says Mark Townsend, sales manager of Ufac-UK.
US Congress approves FTAs with S. Korea, Colombia, Panama
The FTAs approved by the House of Representatives as well as the Senate will now be forwarded to the President to sign them into law.
The European Commission proposes a new partnership between Europe and its farmers
The European Commission has presented a draft reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period after 2013.
USA - Foreign corn export market share surpasses U.S.
For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. corn export market share is forecast to fall below the combined share of all foreign exporters.
Beefing up Jamaica's pork production
With financial help from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, the Jamaica Pig Farmers' Association (JPFA) has been laying the groundwork to grow the pig population and improve and maintain standards in pork production and processing.
Danish Crown adapts capacity
Danish Crown says goodbye to 500 employees in Denmark. The reason is surplus capacity at a number of departments because fewer pigs are currently being sent for slaughter than anticipated.
Collaboration TOPIGS and Schothorst Feed Research
Schothorst Feed Research will take over the tasks of TOPIGS’ experimental farm in Beilen. This pig farm will cease its research activities and be sold.