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Zhongpin Opens New Prepared Pork Plant in Changge on December 26, 2009

Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced it started production in its new prepared pork products plant in Changge, in Henan province, on December 26, 2009.

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USA - U.S. hog inventory down 2 percent

U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2009 was 65.8 million head. This was down 2 percent from December 1, 2008 and down 2 percent from September 1, 2009.

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Atria invests in pig farming in Russia

Atria Plc has signed a shareholders' agreement with the Danish company AS Dan Invest concerning pig production in Russia. Atria will have a 26 % stake in the Russian company OOO Dan Invest, which is the owner of two pig farms: one in Krasnodar and one in Tambov.

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OJSC Cherkizovo group comments on the Russian government’s meat import quotas

OJSC Cherkizovo is one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified producers of meat. The company’s shares are traded in Moscow and via GDRs on the London Stock Exchange. Cherkizovo is well positioned to benefit from the Russian government’s drive to increase domestic meat production.

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Positive development trends in Russian animal production

New investments planned – international technology in demand – DLG provides information about the latest developments in Russian animal production in the run-up to AgroFarm 2010

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USA - NASS changes market hogs and pigs weight groups

The changes will align National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) data with international trade data and will allow a more uniform analysis of the North American hog inventory.

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UK pork industry to draw up labelling code of practice

A new code of practice on the labelling of pork and pork products is to be drawn up following agreement by pig producers, processors, major food retailers, and the food service sector.

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Zhongpin to Open New Tianjin Pork Plant on January 20, 2010

Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China ("China"), today announced it would begin production in its new chilled and frozen pork plant in Tianjin on January 20, 2010.

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Thompson’s tip: Backlogs and stocking rates

Significant increases in stocking densities have been seen in finishing pens, especially among larger pigs, as various abattoirs have ‘rolled back’ their weekly kills.

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Russia invests EUR 500 million in new slaughterhouses

The Russian government is planning to invest up to 24 billion rubles (EUR 500 million) in the construction of new slaughterhouses in Russia with a total processing capacity of 7 million heads annually.

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USA - Year-to-date commercial red-meat production down

Pork production totaled 2.09 billion lbs., down 3% from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 10.3 million head, down 4% from October 2008. The average live weight was up 3 lbs. from the previous year, at 272 lbs.

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UK - Total Income from Farming, 2009 and 2010

Total Income from Farming in 2009 is estimated to have risen by 25% and in real terms, and is forecast to fall by 8.8% in 2010.

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China - Pigs get ID chips

Pigs in southwest China from Friday began having two identity chips fixed on their back legs detailing where they were butchered, examined and sold.

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USA - K-State Ag Profitability Conferences Slated for 11 Kansas Locations

Kansas State University Research and Extension will host 11 K-State Ag Profitability conferences beginning in early December.

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USA - Livestock and meat agency projects help drive change in the industry

This pilot project benefits the entire industry by demonstrating that the producer is able to save a lot of money while limiting the environmental impacts.

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Pig production in Russia

The vast majority of new farms are fully integrated with land to produce feed ingredients and for slurry disposal, feed manufacture, farms, slaughter and processing.