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Monday, May 6, 2024
Denmark sees fewer animal welfare sanctions for pig, cattle herds in 2022
There were fewer animal welfare sanctions concerning pig and cattle herds in Denmark in 2022, according to the country's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Brazil issues positive regulatory determination for PRRS-resistant pigs, says Genus plc
Genus plc, the parent company of PIC (Pig Improvement Company), has announced that Brazil recently issued a favorable regulatory determination for gene-edited pigs resistant to the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus.
Monday, April 29, 2024
China's pork output fell 0.4% in Q1 as pig production gets back to high levels
China's pig production capacity has returned to high levels, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
New Hope Liuhe suffers losses - as it tries to keep pig farming business afloat
Last December, New Hope Liuhe announced it would sell 51% of its subsidiary, Shandong Zhongxin Food to China Animal Husbandry Industry (CAHIC), for ¥2.7 billion (US$375.1 million) and 67% of another subsidiary, Deyang Food, to Hainan S ...
Monday, April 22, 2024
Live pig prices in Vietnam rose in Q1 2024
Vietnam's live pig prices in the first quarter of 2024 were, on average, up nearly 10% compared to the past three years, according to the Department of Livestock of the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Pig farming types not performing well in environmental, animal health and welfare aspects, study finds
Researchers from the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and the University of Sao Paulo have evaluated different types of pig farming - including woodland, organic, free range, RSPCA assured and Red Tractor certified, to assess e ...
Monday, April 8, 2024
More than 70 million hogs and pigs on US farms as of March 1
There were 74.6 million hogs and pigs on US farms as of March 1, 2024, up 1% from March 2023 but down 2% from December 1, 2023, according to the latest US hog inventory report released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the ...
Friday, April 5, 2024
Philippines' Department of Agriculture pacifies concerns over rabies cases in cattle and pigs
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) recently allayed fears over reported cases of rabies among cattle and pigs in the country's Marinduque and Pampanga provinces.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Zhongxin and SciGene: Independent subsidiaries take Chinese pig breeding to new heights
China is the world's largest pig-producing country and possesses a huge breeder pig market.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
European Parliament updates industrial emission directive covering pig and poultry farms
The European Parliament has adopted a deal with EU member states on the revision of the industrial emission directive (IED), which will see new rules applied to cut down harmful emissions from industrial installations and large pig and poul ...
Thursday, March 21, 2024
China's pig output to hit 695 million head this year
China is expected to produce 695 million head of pigs in 2024, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
How pig prices connect to movements in China's stock market
Since May 2023, China's major stock market indexes have plummeted relentlessly, with the Shanghai Composite Index falling from 3418.95 on May 9 last year to 2867.71 as of January 11 this year.
Thursday, March 14, 2024
England, UK pig herd shrunk 10% in numbers last year
The total pig herd in England, the United Kingdom, declined by 10% in 2023, following a huge contraction of the breeding herd in 2022, Defra's December census for England showed.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Unpredictability of China's pig price movements a headache for major pig producers
In the past five years since China confirmed its first case of African swine fever in August 2018, its pig prices have fluctuated tremendously.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Thailand seeks to cut pig production to average of 8,000 piglets daily
Thailand's pig population is in need of a reduction — and on that note, the country's Internal Trade Department plans to work with the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) as well as the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand to l ...

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