Meat prices up as international demand reaches new highs

The higher demand for meat was largely due to the African swine fever outbreak in ...

China is breeding giant pigs that are as heavy as an African buffalo

In a farm deep in the southern region of China lives a very big pig ...

Beyond Meat is developing plant-based bacon and steak alternatives

The company behind the vegan burger that’s taking the world by storm thanks to its realistic beef ...

PORCUS (Nov-Dec 2019)

‘Not enough pork in the world’ to deal with China’s demand for meat

With hundreds of millions of pigs dead from swine fever, exporters are scrambling to fill ...

Financial bench marking: Update from Canada

Canada’s pork producers are using bench marking information to make better decisions – compared with ...

Union and Nonprofit sue USDA over sped-up pork production rules

They fear increased worker injuries as a result of the new rules. When the USDA ...

The transition from fossils to renewables and its impact on consumer prices

The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is a global pursuit. But it’s faster ...

PRRS: Deciphering the mystery disease

Everywhere veterinarians turned, the “mystery disease” was devastating sow herds and wiping out pigs. It ...

How African infra-continental trade can benefit land reform, agriculture

The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII), which recently took place at the Cape Town Internation ...

The role of outdoor farms in the spread of African swine fever in Europe

A variety of outdoor pig production systems are present in the EU but are these ...

Biosecurity: Taking up the mantle of accountability

Over the past three years, numerous foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks rocked FMD-controlled areas, which is ...