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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Waitrose cements commitment to UK farmers
In a bid to cut carbon emissions and create a more sustainable pork supply chain, Waitrose has announced the details of a grain sourcing initiative for its pig farmers. The multi million pound deal, the first of its kind in the UK, will mean that BQP/Dalehead Foods will source wheat and barley through the farmer-owned cooperative, Openfield, from within a 50 mile radius of the mill used to manufacture pig feed.
Canada - Hog inventories down
Hog inventories on Canadian farms declined 7.3% between the third quarter of 2008 and the third quarter of 2009.
Fewer slaughter pigs in Denmark
The export of piglets is working through on the pig counting performed by Statistics Denmark.
Maternal Nutrition and Foetal Development
Low maternal feed levels cause a reduction in muscle fibre numbers, whereas enhanced maternal nutrition resulted in a higher number of muscle fibres in specific muscles.
Australia - Livestock continues to fall in 2009
Livestock numbers remained flat or continued their falls of recent years, according to preliminary estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.