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China Pork Market
2016-09-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - The live weight pork price paid by Chinese packing houses in 2016 has been steadily rising from 17rmb/kg to a high of 20rmb/kg in June. In August the price has fallen slightly to 18 rmb (2.71USD) a kg, which this commentator concludes is the result of high temperatures reducing the demand for pork combined with the larger number of market hogs being slaughtered, writes Alexander Kovachevich, GM China Area, Genesus Genetics.
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Pork Commentary: Canary in the Coal Mine?
2016-09-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Canaries can smell poisonous gases in coal mines before humans can. Consequently, they are great safety facilitators. We don’t want to be thought of as canaries, but we sense some danger in the swine industry, writes Jim Long, President and CEO of Genesus Genetics.
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National Pork Board delivers on strategy of responsible antibiotic use
2016-09-20 15:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Board The National Pork Board is leading the conversation to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria and preserve the responsible on-farm use of antibiotics in pork production. read more
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Pork Commentary: US Hog Prices – Down
2016-09-20 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The US hog industry is now hovering around breakeven with Hog Prices averaging about 61.50 cents/lb lean or 46c/ liveweight, writes Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics.
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Chilled U.S. pork makes headway in fiercely competitive Japanese market
2016-09-19 04:47:00| National Hog Farmer
By U.S. Meat Export Federation Staff The bright spot for U.S. pork exports to Japan in 2016 is that shipments of higher-value chilled (never frozen) cuts are on a record-setting pace. Through July, exports of chilled U.S. pork to Japan totaled 126,394 metric tons, up 12% from the same period last year. read more
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