The country's pork production this year is seen to decrease by 50,000 metric tons because of the African swine fever, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.

The third training for pig farm specialists implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) starts at 27th of June.

The United Kingdom (U.K.) pig industry has reduced its antibiotic use by 75% since 2015, according to the U.K.’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

Jim Long Pork Commentary –  June 12, 2023

BlueControl is a series of controllers for production control in broiler, breeder, and layer productions.

The coming months will be particularly challenging for the pig industry in Poland. Polish pig farmers are struggling to make ends meet, says Wiesław Różański, president of the Polish Union of meat industry producers and Employers.

The third training for pig farm specialists implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) starts at 27th of June.

Brazil has been a big player in the soybean market for many years now, but they’ve been a relatively minor player in the corn market. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer says that’s no longer the case.

Record pig prices could have spurred farmers like Carole Joliff to expand their herd, but costly livestock regulations, flagging demand and spreading swine disease point instead to a long-term decline in the European Union, the world's top pork exporter.

BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The Agricultural Bank of China, one of the country's largest commercial lenders, has issued 20 billion yuan (about 2.8 billion U.S. dollars) of special financial bonds to support rural development.

Jim Long Pork Commentary –  June 5, 2023

The suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – are in place for another year.

According to the State Statistics Service, real GDP in the first quarter of 2023 increased by 2.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, and decreased by 10.5% compared to the first quarter of 2022.

Argentina has doubled its pork production in the last 10 years and in the last 20 years it has increased fivefold.

The answer to this question was found out from Precision Decisions Ltd, a company specializing in the construction of turnkey pig farms. And the economics of pig production were discussed with JW Vittetoe Pork Ltd, which currently keeps more than 15 thousand sows. The meetings were held as part of a study tour organized by the USAID Agricultural and Rural Development Program (AGRO) in partnership with the the Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB).

The FAO meat price index rose in May.

African swine fever has dramatically changed the face of international pork trade over the last five years.

In the occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, the zoo "Fairy Tale Grove" was completely flooded due to the russians' explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. Almost all the animals died, only swans and ducks survived. This was reported in the UAnimals community. 

In May, pork imports remained at a low level, according to the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders.