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Thursday, August 13, 2020
Pygmy hogs placed under lockdown after ASF outbreak in India
Pygmy hogs, the world's smallest and rarest wild pig, have been put are under a virus lockdown relating to the first outbreak of African swine fever in India, The Evening Standard reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
US' Maxwell Foods to close hog operations in 2021
Maxwell Foods, a food company based in Goldsboro, North Carolina, the United States, announced it will permanently shut down its hog operations next year.
Saturday, August 8, 2020
Minnesota's Christensen Farms gets most aid in Iowa hog disposal programme - report
Christensen Farms, one of the US' largest family-owned pork producers, reportedly received most of the support money that the state of Iowa has given to farmers who euthanized their hogs amid the crisis brought about by the novel coronaviru ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
China's hog futures contract set to launch soon
China's much anticipated live hog futures contract will soon launch, providing a vital hedging tool for biggest pork industry in the world already affected by an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, Reuters reported.
Monday, July 27, 2020
US pork council urges Congress to save livelihood of hog farmers
US hog farmers continue to face an unprecedented emergency as a result of COVID-related challenges, with an estimated two million hogs still backed-up on farms according to an analysis by Dr. Steve Meyer, an economist with Kerns & Assoc ...
Sunday, July 26, 2020
China Xiangtai Food grows hog business in Guangxi
China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd. has entered into a lease agreement to expand its hog breeding business in Guangxi province through its primary operating subsidiary, Chongqing Penglin Food Co. Ltd., Financial News Media reported.
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Philippine official warns public on bringing in hogs, by-products
Philippines' North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco has cautioned the public against bringing in prohibited meat products in the face of ASF infection in the province, Philippine News Agency reported.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
China Live Hog Weekly: 30% price surge in six weeks amid scarce supply (week ended Jul 10, 2020)
Although the demand for pork weakened as summer holidays began, prices of hog surged almost 4% amid dwindling availability. Worsening the situation, severe floods in several regions impeded the delivery of hogs.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Canada hog farmers' donation provides over 200,000 ground pork meals to needy families
A grassroots fundraising initiative by Canadian hog farmers and their industry partners in Ontario has contributed C$85,000 to a food-bank programme amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
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.

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