Page 11 of articles about slaughterhouse
Canada invests in research to up its meat processing capacity
Governments funding Meat and Poultry Ontario study to increase efficiency and capacity in meat processing.
Minnesota Pork Board presents the Pork Promoter of the Year Award
Mike Patterson of Kenyon, Minnesota, is this year’s Pork Promoter of the Year Award recipient.
Germany: Meat production declines in 2020
Despite slaughterhouse closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meat production saw only a slight decrease compared to 2019.
Germany: Backlog of pigs to be slaughtered decreases
Last week the number of pigs intended for slaughter accumulating in German pens was reduced to about 880,000 animals.
Vion: Pigs in slaughterhouses better monitored by innovative camera surveillance
Smithfield Foods: New executive leadership team appointed by CEO
Historic measure: Quebec hogs will be slaughtered in the United States
For the first time, Quebec pork producers may have to export piglets and slaughter hogs to the United States.
Philippines: Funding for meat cold storage, postharvest centers
The government will establish cold storage warehouses complete with meat-cutting facilities in an effort to support the pig sector following adverse ASF outbreaks in the country.
Panama: Pig slaughter increases, jumps in September
The number of head slaughtered between January and October has increased by 3% over the same period last year.
Faced with extra pigs, Danish Crown will pay two different prices
ASF in Germany has significantly reduced the number of Danish slaughter pigs destined for Germany, increasing the number of pigs to be slaughtered by Danish Crown, which has been forced to set two different prices.
Canada: Pig slaughter, pork imports, exports all up in 2020
Hog slaughter in Canada is up slightly from 2019 while exports have increased 18% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2020.
Sharp drop in prices!
Pig prices in the European markets deteriorated significantly last week. The German market was the only one to hold out.
COVID-19? But Spain is breaking record after record!
The price of pork in Spain is the highest in Europe, both currently and in terms of the average so far this year (although the downward trend observed is irreversible in the short-term and will continue).
Panama: Increase in pig slaughter, first nine months 2020
Between January and September 2020, the country's pig slaughter has increased by 2.4% compared to the same period last year.
Philippines: Government investigates why pork prices are high if supply is up
The Philippine Department of Agriculture is looking into the reasons for a rising pork price despite an increased frozen pork supply.