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.
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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.
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.
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.
Europen Union: the upward trend continues in pork exports
During the first 7 months of this year pork exports have reached 1,759,769 tons, which signifies a 20.5% increase with respect to the same period last year.
Italy: new outbreaks of African Swine Fever in Sardinia.
At the beginning of October veterinary authorities of the island of Sardinia informed of new cases of African swine fever.
Vietnam develops food security information system
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved the development of a new food security information system.
Tracking the effect of chicory on boar taint
The discovery of how chicory affects boar taint can, in the long run, open the door to a more targeted and efficient way of preventing boar taint via the feed.
Russia: two new outbreaks of classical swine fever
The outbreaks are located in two regions: Krasnodar Krai and Vladimirskaya Oblast and affects swine and wild boars.
UE: EFSA completes first Opinion in meat inspection work
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has completed the first stage of a major piece of work that will provide the scientific basis for the modernisation of meat inspection across the EU.
The first set covers the inspection of swine.
Canada: CFIA fees for endorsing export certificates will remain at the same level
The Canadian pork industry is pleased to learn that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) fees for endorsing export certificates will remain at the same level for another two years.
Ireland: Asia drives Irish pork exports
Strong demand in north east Asia has delivered a surge in Irish pork exports to the core markets of China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea to date in 2011. For the first five months of the year, exports in value and volume terms to these four markets almost trebled to €16.9m or 10,700 tonnes.