Canada: hog inventory up 0,9 percent
On October 1, 2011, there were an estimated 12.0 million hogs held on Canadian farms, an increase of 0.9% relative to the same date a year earlier.
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France: reduction of live animal exports, increased pork exports
Pork exports increased by 3.1% in the period between January and August of 2011.
Pig Keeping in Northeast India
As demand for pork skyrockets in India, traditional smallholder pig keepers in remote northeast regions of the country could benefit if provided with improved animal feeds, veterinary and other services, allowing them to enter the vibrant new markets.
Russia: increase in pork production
Russia should produce 2.02 MMT of pork in 2012, 2.4 percent higher than 2011, resulting from improved conditions for swine rearing.
Vietnam livestock outputs increase
Poultry meat production increased 16.8% in the year, eggs 19% and pork 3%.
Switzerland maintains total value of agricultural production
What stand out most is the pig market, which makes up a fifth of livestock production.
UK: total number of pigs remained unchanged
The total number of pigs in the UK remained unchanged in 2011 at 4.5 million.
Pig and Dairy Pathways out of Poverty in India: Summary
This film illustrates how small-scale pig keeping and dairying have the potential to help hundreds of thousands of the poorest people in Assam and Nagaland, remote provinces in northeast India, to increase their incomes and better their lives.
Russia's swine inventory will likely grow about 2.7 percent
Russia’s swine inventory will likely grow about 2.7 percent to 17.545 million head at the end of December 2012 from 17.2 million head at the end of December 2011, supported by lower feed prices in the second half of the year and increased state support.
Vietnam's livestock shifts to industrial farms
Vietnam would modernise its livestock sector by shifting from household-based to industrial farms in a move to boost quantity and quality of livestock products.
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.
European Union: pigmeat is expected to to remain stable in 2012
The Commission has now published for the first time a short term outlook for main agricultural commodity markets. Meat production, boosted by good exports in 2010, is expected to continue the trend in 2011 and then decrease slightly in 2012.
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.
Denmark: pig numbers stable
The latest census data indicates that the number of pigs in Denmark is more or less unchanged on the year with fewer sows but more finishers.
US: hog inventory up 1 percent
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2011 was 66.6 million head. This was up 1 percent from September 1, 2010, and up 3 percent from June 1, 2011.
China sets new target for 2011-1015
China’s Ministry of Agriculture has issued the 12th Five Year Plan for the animal husbandry sector, which attaches importance to the country’s self-sufficiency.