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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Can Chinese pig industry's profitability recover with expedited capacity reduction in breeding sows?
Data for December 2025 from listed hog farming companies in China indicate that, over the past year, the selling prices and revenues of most pig producers declined year-over-year, with some experiencing drops of up to 30%.
Monday, June 23, 2025
China to cull one million sows on pork surplus and economic challenges
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has announced plans to reduce the nation's breeding sow herd by one million animals, signalling a decisive move to correct market imbalances and alleviate mounting economic deflation pressur ...
Monday, June 19, 2023
Genesus releases list of producers with 100,000 sows or more
Purebred swine producer Genesus has recently published its list of the World’s MEGA Producers (operations with 100,000 sows or more).
Friday, February 24, 2023
Novus International launches "Scale Up program for Sows" at PorciFORUM 2023
Novus International, Inc. will debut its latest programme for swine producers next month with the launch of its "Scale Up™ program for Sows" during PorciFORUM 2023 in Spain.
Monday, January 18, 2021
China's census of pigs, sows at 90% of pre-ASF levels by November 2020
China's census of breeding pigs and sows was already at 90% of its normal, pre-African swine fever outbreak annual levels by the end of November last year, data from the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Effect of diet supplementation with chelated zinc, copper and manganese on hoof lesions of loose housed sows
Hoof lesions are very common among sows and have been associated with lameness, early removal and compromised welfare and productivity. Although housing conditions and management can have an external effect on hoof health status, the role o ...
Monday, January 9, 2017
Smithfield Foods nears goal of group housing systems for pregnant sows
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has reported that 87% of pregnant sows on company-owned farms have been transitioned to group housing systems, a 6% increase over 2015.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Smithfield transfers 81.8% of pregnant sows to group housing in 2015
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Cargill Pork completes conversion to group housing for sows
Cargill Pork, LLC, has concluded a conversion programme that involves a major change to group housing for sows at the company's farms in the US. The completion puts Cargill Pork 11 months ahead of its original deadline of December 31, 2015. ...
Monday, November 17, 2014
Adisseo's Rovabio Excel gets EU approval for use in sows
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Monday, September 29, 2014
Thailand: Study shows PRRS control should focus on breeding sows
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Cargill US to provide group housing for sows
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
McDonald's franchisee seeks limit on gestation crates use for sows
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Smithfield on track in converting to group housing for pregnant sows
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and its hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown LLC, are asking its contract sow producers to convert to group housing systems for pregnant sows by 2022, noting that conversion of its US company-owned farms has crosse ...
Thursday, August 22, 2013
US pork board addresses penicillin residues in sows
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