Canada - Government releases first grain and Oilseeds Outlook for 2011/2012
For 2010-11, total exports are forecast to be slightly lower than 2009-10 due to lower exports of wheat (ex-durum), canola, oats and flaxseed.
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China's frozen pork exports up
Data from China's Customs show that frozen pork exports recorded 110,000 tonnes in 2010, or an increase of 26.3% from the previous year.
2011 ISU Animal Industry Report Now Available Online
The 2011 Iowa State University (ISU) Animal Industry Report is now available online. This report features a variety of animal industry-related research done at ISU which was supported by the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station. Maynard Hogberg, chair of the ISU animal science department, said this year’s edition has more than 90 articles organized under nine categories.
Tanzania – More outbreaks of African Swine Fever
The OIE has reported four new outbreaks of african swine fever in Tanzania.
China adds pork, mutton, beef onto import reporting list from April 1
China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday announced it had included pork, mutton, beef and their by-products onto the list of bulk agricultural products required for import reporting as of April 1.
Ireland best in EU for carbon footprint of milk, pork, and poultry meat
The carbon footprint of Irish food products have been rated as amongst the best in the EU according to a major study just published by the Joint Research Centre of the EU Commission.
Vietnam - MARD set 8% growth target for livestock sector
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has targeted a growth rate of 7.5-8% for the husbandry industry during the period 2011-15.
Europeann Union - Commission clears extension of Dutch scheme to grant aid of up to € 15 000 to farmers
The European Commission has authorised under EU state aid rules the extension until 31 December 2011 of a temporary Dutch scheme to grant aid of up to € 15 000 per beneficiary.
South Korea to raise quota for tax free meat imports
South Korea will raise the volume limit of imported pork subject to its tariff quota system, in a bid to tame rising food costs.
Canada - Hog transition program funds fully booked up
A federally-funded exit program for cash-strapped hog producers has officially earmarked all available cash as of Jan. 31 and is now being wound down.
New European base for MTech Systems
A new joint venture business with MTech Systems Incorporated, the US-based provider of leading software for poultry, pig and animal feed industries, is aimed at developing sales through Europe and other markets outside North and South America.
European Union - MOs: Commission to transmit to Council proposals to authorise three GM maize and one GM cotton products for food and feed
At a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH), Member States returned no definitive opinion, either for or against, on proposals tabled by the Commission concerning three applications on GM maize and an application on cotton product.
Russia - African Swine Fever Outbreak among Wild Boars in the Rostov Oblast
The diagnosis of African swine fever was made after laboratory tests were performed in the Rostov Regional Veterinary Laboratory on samples of pathologic material taken from 13 dead boars in the hunting entity Verkhnesvechnikovskoye of the Kasharskiy Rayon, the Rostov Oblast. At the present moment, measures are taken in accordance with the Temporary instruction on prevention and eradication of African swine fever.
Ufac-UK: new feed appointment
Matthew Noble has been appointed area business manager for the North of England and Scotland by Newmarket-based feed supplements manufacturer, Ufac-UK.
Denmark - 3.2% drop in pig antibiotics use
According to Denmark’s VSP Knowledge Centre for Pig Production, total antimicrobial use on Danish pigs in 2010 dropped by 3.2% from the previous year.
Olmix scoop top award
At the recent Vietstock show held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Olmix received the Best New Product Award for MFeed, Olmix’ natural alternative to antibiotic growth promoters.