Beyond Meat halved its market value between July and August. Debt far exceeds income. Many customers are turning away from what appears to be a fad like alternative meat. Other meat substitute companies are struggling with the same drop in demand.

As a result of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, more than 300 livestock farms have been damaged or destroyed. About 7,000 cattle and 3.5 million poultry were killed. This is stated in the report of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

State control over food safety and certain food quality indicators remains one of the priority tasks of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

Over the last 30 years, an estimated $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost due to disaster events, corresponding to an average loss of $123 billion per year or 5 percent of annual global agricultural gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

russia's bombing of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam has caused Ukraine nearly $14 billion in damages and exacerbated the consequences of the full-scale invasion, according to a comprehensive report by the Ukrainian government and the United Nations, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

Since the beginning of this year, more than 225,000 hectares of agricultural land have been inspected and identified for priority return to economic use. According to the operational information of the regional military administrations, more than 5,000 hectares of such land were inspected in the last week of October alone.

Jim Long Pork Commentary – October 16, 2023

Justin Brown, Senior Research Scientist and Practicing Veterinarian at Iowa State University and the Swine Medicine Education Center, was a guest speaker at the online school for pig farmers, which was implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders with the support of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). During 5 modules, each speaker shared two presentations. For your attention, all the speeches of the speaker are available by the links:

Jim Long Pork Commentary – October 9, 2023

Jim Long Pork Commentary – October 2, 2023USDA September 1 Hogs and Pigs Report

CPPP 2023 will include 2 sections, 6 discussion panels, more than 10 hours of useful information and an outdoor barbecue! This year's event will bring together more than 300 participants. The event will take place on October 4 in Uman. The beginning is at 9:30.  For those who want to join the leading pig community, please register here: docs.google.com/forms

Trade tensions related to ractopamine use have impacted U.S. pork exports to Taiwan for many years. But the issue reached a boiling point in 2021 when Taiwan announced that it would depart from its zero-tolerance policy on ractopamine and begin accepting imports within certain tolerance levels . Jihae Yang, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) vice president for the Asia Pacific, said pushback from activists in Taiwan and extensive residue testing requirements imposed by some governmental entities made importers, processors, and other customers reluctant to purchase U.S. pork.

Global pork consumption is poised for growth, and in its recently-published report on global pork trade, Rabobank notes that while competition among major pork exporters has intensified, the competitive landscape will continue to shift.

On August 27, the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held the fourth module of the training course for pig farmers.

The Congress "Profitable Pig Production" gives producers the opportunity to communicate on the topics that concern them the most today.

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Today, at 12:45, the last webinar of the Veterinary School for pig farmers, which is being implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held the fourth module of the training course for pig farmers will be held.

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Improved profitability is expected to support a temporary rebound of slaughter during the second half of this year. With the absence of a full recovery of pork sales to China, the sector is attempting to diversify exports and resetting its focus on the domestic market.

Following the expiration of restrictive measures on Ukrainian exports to the EU of cereals and other food products, Ukraine agrees to introduce measures to prevent a new spike in imports to the EU.

Today, the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus remains one of the most significant pathogens in the global pig industry. It is difficult to control due to its complex genetic diversity and ability to persist in pigs for a long time. 

The United States and Norway will pledge a total of $70m to launch a fund to help farmers and agricultural businesses in Africa, a US Agency for International Development (USAID) spokesperson said.