Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Several gene-edited soybean, corn varieties approved by China
China has approved several gene-edited soybean and corn varieties, the country's agriculture ministry said on January 18.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
China sends 10,000 doses of FMD vaccine to Pakistan
China has donated 10,000 doses of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine to Pakistan's Livestock and Dairy Development Department in Punjab.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
USDA confirms 297,000 metric tonnes of soybean sales to China
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially confirmed private sales of 297,000 metric tonnes of US soybeans to China, the first soybean sales under the USDA's daily reporting rules since December 19, 2023 and notably, the first t ...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
NetEase Weiyang sparks trend of AI pig farming - but falls short of becoming top producer
NetEase Weiyang, a major Chinese internet portal company, ventured into pig farming following a February 2009 announcement by its founder Ding Lei.
Monday, January 22, 2024
China Hog: Market weakens amid increased availability (week ended Jan 15, 2024)
Hog releases increased, whereas slaughterhouses continued to stay cautious with pork sales slow, hence exerting pressure on the hog market. Falling for four consecutive weeks, hog prices have decreased 6%.
Monday, January 22, 2024
China AA Broiler: Prices rebound to three month high (week ended Jan 15, 2024)
AA broiler demand was stable as releases were limited, helping to lift prices over the week. Prices rebounded to levels unseen since early October.
Monday, January 22, 2024
China VB12: Tight supply lifts prices (week ended Jan 15, 2024)
Vitamin B12 prices continued to rise as producers limited output.
Monday, January 22, 2024
China Inositol: Prices fall 60% on-year (week ended Jan 15, 2024)
With supply exceeding demand, prices of inositol dropped significantly. Compared with a year ago, inositol prices have tumbled almost 60%.
Monday, January 22, 2024
Low prices, slow demand may further upset Chinese pork producers' profitability
The demand for meat in China has been slow to pick up even as Chinese New Year approaches on February 10.
Saturday, January 20, 2024
China achieves record pork production in 2023
China has set a new record by producing 57.9 million metric tonnes of pork in 2023, marking a 4.6% increase from the previous year, Pig World reported.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
China lifts five-year ban on Belgian swine, pork products
China's customs authorities have officially lifted a five-year ban on swine and pork products from Belgium, originally imposed in 2018 due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), Nasdaq reported.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The performance of listed Chinese pig companies in H1 2023
Nineteen listed pig companies in China sold a total of 73.78 million pigs in the first half of 2023, of which Muyuan ranked first with 30.265 million pigs released, semi-annual performance reports revealed.
Monday, January 15, 2024
China imposes import ban on swine from Bangladesh amid ASF outbreak
China has taken preventive measures by banning the import of swine, swine products, and wild boar from Bangladesh following the confirmation of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the country, Pig World reported.
Monday, January 15, 2024
China's December 2023 soybean imports dropped 6.9% year-on-year
China imported 9.82 million metric tonnes of soybeans in December last year.
Friday, January 12, 2024
Another ASF case detected in Hong Kong swine farm
The Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in a swine farm near Yuen Long, after samples from 32 swine at the San Tin farm were examined, RTHK reported.

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