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Chilean Pork Industry has Grown 800% in Last 30 Years
2016-06-29 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHILE - Per capita pork consumption in Chile has tripled in the last 30 years, from 5 kg to 16 kg, making pork the third most popular meat after chicken and beef. In an interview with ElSitio Porcino editor, Nuria Martínez Herráez, Rodrigo Castañón of the Chilean Pork Producers' Association, ASPROCER, explains that this growth is largely down to the health status of the country's pigs, product safety and an increase in the selection of cuts now available.
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Looking back at World Pork Expo '16
2016-06-28 21:49:00| National Hog Farmer
This year’s World Pork Expo reflected an optimistic tone as more than 20,000 producers and ag professionals, including 1,100 international guests from 35 countries, convened at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines, June 8-10. National Hog Farmer was there to cover the show from set-up to tear-down. read more
Modest Pork Expansion, But Brexit Casts Shadow
2016-06-28 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - In the June Hogs and Pigs survey, pork producers told USDA they had increased the size of the breeding herd by one percent relative to year ago levels. The breeding herd began to increase in the fall of 2014 after producers had record profitability due to reduced production due to the PED virus, writes Chris Hurt, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University.
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UK Sales of Pork in Decline Again
2016-06-28 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - UK pork sales by volume recorded a decline in the 12 weeks to 22 May, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel data.
Brazil's Limited Corn Supply Challenges Poultry, Pork Sectors
2016-06-28 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
BRAZIL - A significantly lower than anticipated supply of corn continues to drive an increase in Brazil's domestic corn prices in 2016, according to a recent report from the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.
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