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Monday, March 22, 2021
Australia's pork production to rise by 1% this year
FAS/Canberra has forecast Australia's pork production to increase by 1% in 2021 to 425,000 tonnes (CWE), from the 2020 result of 419,000 tonnes (CWE) due to reduced feed costs after the end of a drought in the country, as well as strong por ...
Monday, March 22, 2021
USDA: Increase in Ukraine's swine numbers likely to be short-lived
Ukraine's beginning stocks of pigs was 5.84 million animals in 2020, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Monday, March 22, 2021
USDA: Exports of Canadian live hogs to see 4% growth this year
Canada is still contending with backlogged pigs from slaughterhouse shutdowns due to COVID-19, according to the United Stated Department of Agriculture.
Monday, March 22, 2021
AFBF welcomes new US trade representative
American Farm Bureau Federation has welcomed the recent confirmation of Katherine Tai as the United States Trade Representative.
Monday, March 22, 2021
Cargill purchases Precision Ag, expanding Canadian crop inputs business
Cargill will purchase crop inputs retailer Precision Ag — which is based in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada — in a move that deepens its commitment to farmers in the region.
Friday, March 19, 2021
Nebraska, US, governor slams Colorado's 'meatless' day
A proclamation in Colorado, the United States, encouraging people to avoid meat for one day in a week, was criticised by Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, who slammed the move as an attack on a way of life and countersigned a pro-meat declar ...
Friday, March 19, 2021
EU dairy, cattle herds shrinking, according to USDA
The European Union's dairy herd is shrinking - except for Ireland - due to increasing efficiency, while the same trend has happened for EU beef herd - except for Central Europe - due to unprofitability, according to US Department of Agricul ...
Friday, March 19, 2021
USDA partners with Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture to eradicate cattle ticks
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced that cattle ticks resistant to multi-pesticide have been eliminated using a vaccine in a dairy and beef production farm in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.
Friday, March 19, 2021
Swiss cultivated meat startup increases seed funding to more than US$4 million
MIRAI Foods, one of Switzerland's cultivated meat start-up company, announced on March 15 that they had raised an additional €1.8 million (US$2,143,323.00) in its seed financing, bringing its total funding of the seed round to approxi ...
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Research finds Australian seaweed fed to cattle dramatically cuts their methane emissions
A study published by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of California has found that feeding cattle an Australian seaweed can dramatically cut their methane emissions, Xinhua News Age ...
Thursday, March 18, 2021
US corn futures continues to rise thanks to increased demand from China, soybean drops
Chicago corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) gained for a fifth consecutive session thanks to demand from China, while wheat prices eased and soybean prices dropped, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Effects of age and weaning conditions on blood indicators of oxidative status in pigs
Weaning is a source of social, nutritional and environmental disorders that challenge piglet health. This study assesses the relevance of using plasma indicators of oxidative status as biomarkers of health around weaning in pigs.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Japan to temporarily increase US beef import tariffs
Japan will temporarily increase tariffs on beef from the United States, as imports for the fiscal year ending March 2021 is expected to surpass the maximum import amount set under the Japan-US trade agreement signed last year, Kyodo News re ...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
USSEC: Expanding the intrinsic value of US soy in Asian aquaculture
According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Asia accounts for 90% of the world's aquaculture production. Realising the huge potential of promoting the usage of US soy in aquaculture, the aquaculture p ...
Monday, March 15, 2021
Russia warns of mutating H5N8 bird flu human-to-human transmission
Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's health watchdog, said the mutating H5N8 bird flu has a high risk of human-to-human transmission, The Moscow Times reported.

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