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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 ...
Friday, April 24, 2020
Philippine province's hog growers face transport woes
Hog raisers in Batangas, Philippines are facing difficulty in moving produce after the closure of several major roads despite the government's directive to allow the unrestrained transport of agriculture products, reported The Philippine St ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Biosecurity on-farm - the impact of an agglomerate of diformate and monolaurate on low pathogen loads in the litter
It is generally agreed that good gut health is effective against intestinal pathogens, a strategy that has only been made possible through the removal of antibiotic growth promoters in feed. Creating and maintaining a healthy intestinal env ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
China's vice premier calls on better grain, hog production
In order to secure the stock of food, Vice Premier Hu Chunhua has called for solid efforts to stabilise grain output and restore hog production.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
US state's hog sector might lose US$2 billion on COVID-19
Economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak will mean steep losses for Iowa agriculture, including over US$2 billion for the hog industry, if the disease and social distancing policy impacts hold up to yearend.
Friday, March 20, 2020
US cattle, hog futures rebound along with grocery demand
On Thursday, US livestock futures rose as part of a broad recovery in the agriculture markets stemming from a rebound in crude oil prices and export hopes, traders said.
Friday, March 20, 2020
Seroprevalences of multi-pathogen and description of farm movement in pigs in two provinces in Vietnam
In Vietnam, lack of animal health information is considered a major challenge for pig production. The main objective of this study was to assess the seroprevalences of five pathogens [porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), porcine reproductive a ...

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