Page 716 of articles about news

China: Shandong's new pork quality rules

06-Sep-2011
East China's Shandong province issued new rules that require all pig abattoirs to keep records of animal's source, circulation and consumption information to guarantee its safety, according to the Shandong Provincial Commerce Department.

Brazil: significant decrease in pork exports

02-Sep-2011
Throughout July, Brazilian pork exports reached 36.104 tons, which signifies a 17,52% decrease in volume and a 13,28% decrease in value. The main cause of this decrease was the Russian embargo on pork meat decreed on June 2nd, which came into effect on June15th.

Canada: increase in number of pigs

02-Sep-2011
As of July 1, 2011, Canadian hog producers reported 11.9 million hogs on their farms, up 0.8% from the same period a year earlier. It was the first increase in July inventories on a year-over-year basis since July 1, 2006 and the second consecutive quarter of growth.