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Weekly Overview: US Records Highest Hogs and Pig Inventory Since 1988

2015-09-29 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

ANALYSIS - The US has recorded its highest inventory of all hogs and pigs since 1988. On September 1, 2015 the inventory stood at 68.4 million head, according to the latest USDA Hogs and Pigs report.

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CME: US Pig Herd Sets Record Size

2015-09-29 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - USDA’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, released on Friday afternoon contained inventory and production estimates that were fairly close to the averages of analysts’ pre-report estimates, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

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Canadian Pig Code of Practice Reflects Producers' High Standard of Animal Care

2015-09-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - The chair of the Canadian Pork Council's Animal Care Technical Group says Canada's revised Pig Code of Practice is a verification of the high standards of care Canadian pork producers provide their animals, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Researchers Look to Harness Pig Genomics to Select for Disease Resilience

2015-09-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - Researchers working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are attempting to harness use of genomics to enable allow swine breeders to select breeding stock that will be more resilient to disease, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Mixed Trends in EU's Pig Herds

2015-09-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - The EU pig breeding herd declined slightly in the year to June 2015, according to provisional figures from Eurostat.

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