Category Archives: Global news

No pork today: Will shortages cause social unrest in China?

As the price of pork skyrockets in China, Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist at INTL ...

19
Oct
Pig price situation in US causes further concern

The European pig meat industry has raised concerns over the ongoing rise in prices. Read ...

19
Oct
Japanese opportunity ‘critical’ for Australian meat sector

The importance of Japan as a trading partner with Australia has been emphasised during a ...

11
Oct
China imports first live pigs in a year to begin restock of herd

C.P. Pokphand Co, China’s fifth largest swine producer, imported 906 breeding pigs from Denmark this ...

11
Oct
USDA introduces swine inspection system change

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced a new swine inspection system it believes ...

11
Oct
Australia on alert as ASF spreads through neighboring country

The small Pacific nation of East Timor is restricting the movement of pigs in an ...

02
Oct
Russia’s pig industry turns loss-making

More than half of all pig farms in Russia are at risk of becoming loss-making ...

02
Oct
North American Meat Institute revises animal care guidelines

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) has updated science-based animal care guidelines and audit ...

02
Oct
South Korea reports first case of African swine fever

South Korea discovered its first outbreak of deadly African swine fever (ASF) at a pig ...

24
Sep
Pork checkoff moving remittance payments into online system

The National Pork Board (NPB) of the USA has announced plans to migrate Pork Checkoff ...

24
Sep
Japan allows classical swine fever vaccination of pigs

After a long debate, Japan has decided to allow the vaccination of pigs to prevent ...

24
Sep
UK food security threatened by climate change – MPs

Climate change is threatening the UK’s food security, says a report by MPs which calls ...

19
Sep