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USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of more than $18 million in grants to help train, educate and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP).

Urgent investments, major agricultural research efforts and robust governance are required to ensure that the world's livestock sector responds to a growing demand for animal products and at the same time contributes to poverty reduction, food security, environmental sustainability and human health, FAO said today in a new edition of its flagship publication the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA).

Previous 2009 data, as compared to the final 2008 data, changed in the following way: In comparison to the previous year, the number of cattle decreased by 2%, the number of sheep by 4% and the number of goats by 10%, while the total number of pigs increased by 13% and of poultry by 7%.

At January 1, Canadian hog producers had an estimated 11.6 million hogs on their farms, down 4.5% from January 2009. Since January 2009 there has been a 4.3% decrease in the breeding herd, mainly sows and gilts. The inventory of sows is estimated at 1.3 million head.

According to Antal Sákán of the Federation of Pig Producers, production should fall by a further 10% this year.

According to Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures, 2.61 million pigs were processed in 2007, 2.57 million in 2008 and this dropped to 2.42 million in 2009.

Pig production is concentrated in a few countries, with Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Poland having more than two thirds of the breeding pigs between them (December 2008 survey).

Hog receipts are expected to increase as a slight decline (2.8 percent) in pork production is more than offset by a $3.77-per-cwt increase in the price of pork.

Funds in excess of USD 860,000 has been set aside by Indonesia's Bali provincial administration to develop 40 integrated farming locations.

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov, set the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan a goal to develop animal industry to increase manufacture of meat for export.

Thailand’s Pig Board, a core body overseeing pig industry policy, has agreed upon action plans to be implemented in associated with the earlier adopted master plan to develop the pig and pork industry as a whole.

The European Commission today officially announced the winner of the EU organic logo competition. Over the past two months, some 130,000 people have voted online to choose the new organic symbol from three finalists.

The BMI's latest Polish Agribusiness Q110 Report shows that since EU accession, Polish pork producers have struggled.

The Government of Canada announced an investment of up to $900,000 to help the Certified Organic Associations of BC implement a new and comprehensive market development strategy for the organics industry.