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Monday, July 13, 2020
China's Dalian exchange starts simulated trading for live hog futures
China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) began simulated trading for its live hog futures contract last Friday as it aims to launch what will be the world's second such contract after lean hog futures in the United States, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
US creates new bill to aid COVID-affected hog farmers
US senators have created a new bill to aid hog and poultry producers who are forced to kill or donate animals that cannot be processed into the food supply due to COVID-related plant capacity reductions, Farm Journal reported.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Backlog on US hog farms might reach two million heads
According to three economists, as much as two million hogs are backed up on US farms because of coronavirus slowdowns and shutdowns at meatpacking plants, Successful Farming reported.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
US hog sector grows by 5%
As of June 1, 2020, US farms gathered 79.6 million hogs and pigs, 5% higher from June last year, Hoosier Ag Today reported.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
China Live Hog Weekly: Prices soar further amid tightening availability (week ended Jun 19, 2020)
Hog availability decreased prominently while demand strengthened with the Dumpling Festival approaching. Prices of hog surged for the fourth consecutive week, up by 4.9% compared with the previous week.
Friday, June 19, 2020
US state panel junks proposed hog farm ban
The Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council rejected the proposal for the permanent suspension of medium- and large-scale hog farms in the Buffalo River watershed, reported NWA Democrat-Gazette.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
China's hog prices increase 8.5%
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday, prices of live pigs in China climbed up 8.5% in early June compared with the past 10 days, reported Xinhua.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Philippines to launch PHP400-million hog restocking programme
As the Philippines copes with the impact of ASF, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is launching a hog restocking programme valued at PHP400 million to boost local pork supply in two key-producing regions, BusinessMirror reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
US' Iowa left with over half-million backlogged hogs
The COVID-19 crisis that shuttered or reduced the capacity of numerous plants in Iowa have left about 600,000 hogs backlogged right now, Feedstuffs reported.
Monday, June 8, 2020
Feeding for resiliency against pathogens
Disease-causing pathogens are among a multitude of challenges that livestock and poultry producers must overcome in order to achieve efficient growth and optimal productivity. It's virtually impossible to eliminate pathogens from the en ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
US' Iowa to support farmers who euthanise hogs amid crisis
The US state of Iowa will become the first state to give financial aid to farmers who must dispose of hogs euthanised because of the COVID-19 crisis, the state's agriculture department said Tuesday, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
China Live Hog Weekly: Supply surge, demand drop sink prices (week ended May 22, 2020)
Hog releases increased substantially with inventories expanding, hence dragging prices tremendously lower amid weak demand for pork. As China's economic outlook looked grim, consumers cut the consumption of pork, which remained costly. Mean ...
Thursday, May 21, 2020
China Vanke to venture on hog breeding sector
China Vanke Co Ltd recently announced a plan to hire managers and professionals for its hog farms in Guangdong province, revealing its venture into the agricultural industry, China Daily reported.
Monday, May 11, 2020
China Live Hog Weekly: Prices dip 17%, no signs of stabilising (week ended May 8, 2020)
Pork consumption remained low, partly due to the exorbitant prices and partly the result of poor demand from the food and beverage sector due to the pandemic. Slaughterhouses, which were wary of mounting inventories, continued to hold back ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
China Live Hog Weekly: Market weakens as pork consumption plunges 30% (week ended Apr 24, 2020)
Demand for hog remained weak as pork consumption crumbled under slashed consumer spending, semi-operational canteens and restaurants, and the devastation of tourism. Despite an increase of 1.6% over the past week, hog slaughter volumes rema ...

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