EU — Slaughter of finished pigs has remained unchanged this week in the EU, despite processor demand falling. Prices were the same as last week’s in Germany,...

Ukraine has asked the FAO and EU for financial assistance to help stop the epidemic of African Swine Fever (ASF), reported State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine (Go...

US - The US Department of Agriculture's export forecast for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, shows a level of US agricultural exports unmatched in the nation's history. "The export forecast marks indicati...

US - The US Department of Agriculture's export forecast for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, shows a level of US agricultural exports unmatched in the nation's history. "The export forecast marks indicati...

BRAZIL - Two days after Japan had officially recognised the pork produced in the State of Santa Catarina as free of FMD, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) vis...

BRAZIL - Two days after Japan had officially recognised the pork produced in the State of Santa Catarina as free of FMD, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) vis...

The G20 will wait for the next United States crop report — due September 12 — before deciding whether to call a meeting to discuss joint action for combating the c...

The G20 will wait for the next United States crop report — due September 12 — before deciding whether to call a meeting to discuss joint action for combating the c...

Older-age pig farmers in Belgium would prefer to stop rather than comply with the new EU rules enforcing the ban on sow gestation crates, the Belgian daily newspaper De Standaard reports. The newspap...

Older-age pig farmers in Belgium would prefer to stop rather than comply with the new EU rules enforcing the ban on sow gestation crates, the Belgian daily newspaper De Standaard reports. The newspap...

The US drought-induced price increase of corn is closing US ethanol plants. The plants produce distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), as a co-product with e...

The US drought-induced price increase of corn is closing US ethanol plants. The plants produce distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), as a co-product with e...

The EU’s largest pork consumer, Germany, has reported a decline in pig butchering: 0.8 % in the first six months through June. The decline is the German industry’s first in seven years, Bl...

US — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President R.C. Hunt has stated how grateful the NPPC is for the government’s pork purchase to help farmers affected by t...

The EU’s largest pork consumer, Germany, has reported a decline in pig butchering: 0.8 % in the first six months through June. The decline is the German industry’s first in seven years, Bl...

US — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President R.C. Hunt has stated how grateful the NPPC is for the government’s pork purchase to help farmers affected by t...

As part of continuing steps by the Obama Administration to assist livestock producers in response to the historic drought, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted t...

Persistent drought has shrunken Brazil’s domestic supplies of soy, and now producers are lobbying the government to approve soy imports from neighbouring Bolivia, Reuters reports. Bra...

As part of continuing steps by the Obama Administration to assist livestock producers in response to the historic drought, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted t...

Persistent drought has shrunken Brazil’s domestic supplies of soy, and now producers are lobbying the government to approve soy imports from neighbouring Bolivia, Reuters reports. Bra...