• Increased Trade with Russia will Benefit US Farmers

    US - Timely congressional approval of permanent normal trade relations status for Russia will benefit US farmers and ranchers, the American Farm Bureau Federation told a House Committee. Wayne Wood,...
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  • Increased Trade with Russia will Benefit US Farmers

    US - Timely congressional approval of permanent normal trade relations status for Russia will benefit US farmers and ranchers, the American Farm Bureau Federation told a House Committee. Wayne Wood,...
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  • Mexico joins Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks

    Mexico will join the US and eight other countries making up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks at the negotiation table. The decision to accept Mexico's application was agreed upon by th...
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  • Pork Prices Up After Weeks of Declines

    CHINA — Pork prices rebounded last week, rising 0.2 per cent from one week earlier after weeks of decline, but were still down 14.9 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Commerce...
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  • Pig Producers Cannot Continue Without Support 19 June 2012

    IRELAND — IFA Pigs and Pigmeat Chairman Tim Cullinan has warned that pig producers will not continue in the industry with the level of uncertainty that exists at the moment....
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  • Pig Producers Cannot Continue Without Support 19 June 2012

    IRELAND — IFA Pigs and Pigmeat Chairman Tim Cullinan has warned that pig producers will not continue in the industry with the level of uncertainty that exists at the moment....
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  • Pork Prices Up After Weeks of Declines

    CHINA — Pork prices rebounded last week, rising 0.2 per cent from one week earlier after weeks of decline, but were still down 14.9 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Commerce...
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  • NPPC asks Canada to stop swine subsidies before trade talk kick-off

    The National Pork Producers Council of the United States has asked that Canada stop its hog subsidy programs before entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks. Before the start of enter...
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  • NPPC asks Canada to stop swine subsidies before trade talk kick-off

    The National Pork Producers Council of the United States has asked that Canada stop its hog subsidy programs before entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks. Before the start of enter...
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  • The delegation of French agrarians visited Ukraine

    The delegation of agrarians from French agro cooperatives visited agricultural enterprises in Kyiv, Cherkassy and Odessa regions. Young farmers came to Ukraine to familiarize with the peculiarities of...
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  • The delegation of French agrarians visited Ukraine

    The delegation of agrarians from French agro cooperatives visited agricultural enterprises in Kyiv, Cherkassy and Odessa regions. Young farmers came to Ukraine to familiarize with the peculiarities of...
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  • Angola wants to reduce pork imports

    Angola imports US$500 million worth of pork, beef, chicken and eggs per year - this is too high in Minister of Agriculture Afonso Pedro Canga’s view. Speaking at an entrepreneurs' fair in Cubal...
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  • European Pork Exports to China Rise in Q1 of 2012

    EU - In spite of several difficulties faced by the EU, pork exports to China rose 111 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. According to BPEX's latest Export Bu...
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  • Angola wants to reduce pork imports

    Angola imports US$500 million worth of pork, beef, chicken and eggs per year - this is too high in Minister of Agriculture Afonso Pedro Canga’s view. Speaking at an entrepreneurs' fair in Cubal...
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  • European Pork Exports to China Rise in Q1 of 2012

    EU - In spite of several difficulties faced by the EU, pork exports to China rose 111 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. According to BPEX's latest Export Bu...
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  • WMC - Battling Threat of African Swine Fever

    FRANCE - The upsurge of African Swine Fever, particularly in Russia, and the failure of conventional prevention and control measures to counter its spread have underlined the need for a major shift in...
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  • NPPC not in favour of McDonald’s sow housing decision

    US - The National Pork Producers Council expressed disappointment with McDonald’s decision to move forward with requiring its pork suppliers to phase out the use of individual sow housing. The f...
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  • United Kingdom: total number of pigs remained almost unchanged in 2011

    The total number of pigs remained almost unchanged in 2011 at 4.4 million. Despite increased feeding costs, there was virtually no change seen in the number of fattening pigs which remained at 3.9 mil...
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  • WMC - Battling Threat of African Swine Fever

    FRANCE - The upsurge of African Swine Fever, particularly in Russia, and the failure of conventional prevention and control measures to counter its spread have underlined the need for a major shift in...
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  • NPPC not in favour of McDonald’s sow housing decision

    US - The National Pork Producers Council expressed disappointment with McDonald’s decision to move forward with requiring its pork suppliers to phase out the use of individual sow housing. The f...
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