U.S: Trial period extended on swine slaughter line speeds
The modified time-limited trial will continue through January 15, 2025.
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The modified time-limited trial will continue through January 15, 2025.
The agency’s proposal would cut the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other pollutants discharged to the nation’s waters.
In the first nine months of 2023, the total number of pigs slaughtered in Portugal fell by 4.5% (-133,474 head).
Cooperl and Bigard withdraw from the French reference market.
August saw the highest monthly profit so far this year.
In the first half of 2023, pig slaughter in Portugal decreased by 6.1%.
The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 18.5% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.
Australian authorities officially opened their market to raw French pork.
Slaughterhouses must have a video surveillance system that will allow for additional animal welfare checks.
The volume of pork produced in the first half of 2023 was 2.1 million tons (-9.4% compared to the same period of the previous year).
Funding will support capital investments that enhance efficiency, productivity, environmental sustainability.
Faced with major economic difficulties in the slaughterhouse sector, the French government is launching a collective action plan.
The USDA report "Concentration and Competition in U.S. Agribusiness" sheds light on the United States swine industry.
Slaughterhouses have increased openings for this type of pig.
For twelve consecutive months, the volume of pigs slaughtered has declined dramatically.