Both visitors as well as swine appear to have contracted influenza A (H3N2) at a recent county fair, held in Indiana, 8-14 July. The Centers for Disease Control reported that during 12-16 July, the I...

With the US corn prices increasing due to the drought, Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, has announced that it will import corn from Brazil. The move shows tha...

The ongoing drought in the United States is taking its toll on Indiana pig farmers as they sell their pigs to the market. Pig sales are almost double what they were last year in July and have even ca...

With the US corn prices increasing due to the drought, Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, has announced that it will import corn from Brazil. The move shows tha...

The ongoing drought in the United States is taking its toll on Indiana pig farmers as they sell their pigs to the market. Pig sales are almost double what they were last year in July and have even ca...

US — Livestock producers are likely to suffer the biggest financial fallout from a drought that encompasses much of the nation. High feed prices from failed grain crops could...

US state of North Carolina hog producers and farmers could benefit from the launch of the Biotechnology Crops Commercialization Centre in testing new crops for their herds. The new crop commercializa...

US state of North Carolina hog producers and farmers could benefit from the launch of the Biotechnology Crops Commercialization Centre in testing new crops for their herds. The new crop commercializa...

US — Livestock producers are likely to suffer the biggest financial fallout from a drought that encompasses much of the nation. High feed prices from failed grain crops could...

It is not high feed prices, it’s the Belgian pork processing and distributing industry that keep Belgium’s pig farmers in a permanent crisis. This was a recent message by a Hendrik Vandamm...

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Mendes Ribeiro Filho, has assured that pigs will be sold against a minimum price of R$0.40/kg (US$0.20). The measure aims to ensure the flow of produ...

Sysco, North America’s largest foodservice distributor, has followed other food companies in announcing that they will stop using pork that was produced using sow stalls during gestation. Sysco...

It is not high feed prices, it’s the Belgian pork processing and distributing industry that keep Belgium’s pig farmers in a permanent crisis. This was a recent message by a Hendrik Vandamm...

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Mendes Ribeiro Filho, has assured that pigs will be sold against a minimum price of R$0.40/kg (US$0.20). The measure aims to ensure the flow of produ...

Sysco, North America’s largest foodservice distributor, has followed other food companies in announcing that they will stop using pork that was produced using sow stalls during gestation. Sysco...

US - In response to a new economic study on the impact of corn ethanol production on food prices and commodity price volatility, a coalition of livestock and poultry groups is urging Congress to refor...

US - In response to a new economic study on the impact of corn ethanol production on food prices and commodity price volatility, a coalition of livestock and poultry groups is urging Congress to refor...

BRAZIL — Government ministers and the pig industry met this week to discuss support measures for the sector. Two of the issues discussed was a freight subsidy and a direct subsidy to the produc...

Long-term prices for pork may rise in the United States as the the country is going through the worst drought in 24 years. Effects now felt on grain markets will be felt by both pork producers as well...

Councillors in West Lothian, Scotland, are discussing with Vion the options in light of the possible closure of Hall's of Broxburn, the largest of Scotland’s pork processing plants. The announc...