Category Archives: Global news

McDonald’s Commits $5 million to accelerate climate-smart farming solutions

By Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 4 November 2021, photo credit: huffingtonpost.com McDonald’s USA is ...

Mexico: Pork exports to China on the rise

Source: Pig333.com, 5 November 2021, photo credit: flagsonline.it Pork sales ranked first among Mexico’s agri-food ...

Australia’s new plan to combat feral pigs

Source: Pig333.com, 28 October 2021, photo credit: Farm Journal’s Pork The National Feral Pig Action ...

Storage support for Scottish pig sector to help with backlog

Source: Suzie Horne, UK Famer’s Weekly, 29 October 2021, photo credit: DGWGO Private Storage Aid ...

Namibia suspends poultry from Germany, Netherlands after bird flu outbreak

Source: Nyasha Nyaungwa, Bizcommunity, 2 November 2021, photo credit: The Kathmandu Post Namibia suspended imports ...

EU begins consultation on new animal welfare legislation

Source: Global Ag Media/The Pig Site, 25 October 2021, photo credit: caphcc.org The European Commission ...

South America: Cooperation agreement on the reintroduction of ASF to the continent

Source: Pig333.com, 25 October 2021, photo credit: southamericatravelspecialist.com The General Secretariat of the Andean Community ...

Brexit brings an end to ‘cheap food’ for UK shoppers

By Elizabeth Schroeder, Farmer’s Weekly, 21 October 2021, photo credit: businesstraveller.com The twin crises of ...

‘No checks on imports from the continent has handed the EU a nice Brexit dividend, says BMPA

Source: Global Ag Media/The Pig Site, 18 October 2021, photo credit: smallbusiness.co.uk The latest opinion ...

Egypt key energy supplier for Africa

Source: Kees van Dooren, Pig Progress, 27 Aug 2021, photo credit: Ancient Egypt With 21 ...

China’s consumer demand for pork expected to exceed domestic production in 2022

Source: Tyne Morgan, Farm Journal’s Pork, 30 August 2021, photo credit: IMA ASIA China’s pork ...

ASF Germany: Obligatory examination of hunted wild boar extended to other districts of Saxony

Source: Pig333.com, photo credit: Sky News Previously, examining all wild boar hunted in good health ...