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Pork And Beef Exports On Record Pace In June
2014-08-12 04:55:00| Beef
Beef Producer U.S. Meat Export Federation says both pork and beef were on a roll early this summer. read more
Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip
2014-08-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
RUSSIA - This past week we were in Russia when sanctions were announced stopping many food products from being imported. Included on the banned list was pork from many countries including European Union, USA, and Canada. The ban was announced to be for one year.
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Hogs, Fresh Pork Drive Smithfield Foods Record Second Quarter Results
2014-08-11 23:03:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Smithfield Foods Inc. Smithfield Foods Inc. reported record results Aug. 11 for the second quarter of this year, compared to the second quarter of 2013. Sales for this years second quarter were $3.8 billion, up 14%. Net income was $142.9 million, compared to net income of $32.4 million last year. read more
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Gestational Heat Stress can Have Long-Term Pork Quality Impacts
2014-08-11 17:39:00| National Hog Farmer
By Lora Berg Heat stress costs the U.S. swine industry more than $300 million annually in reduced growth and efficiency, decreased reproductive performance, altered carcass composition and slowed swine metabolism, according to Jason Ross, Iowa State University (ISU) reproductive physiologist. Ross and his ISU colleagues recently joined a multi-state National Institute of Food and Agriculture-funded research project, led by Lance Baumgard, ISU nutritionist, to investigate the long-term impacts that in utero heat stress can have on the body composition of pigs all the way through the finishing phase. read more
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UK pork farmers face sanctions hit
2014-08-11 12:15:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
UK pork farmers will face pressure to lower prices because of Russia's ban on food imports from a number of Western countries, say experts.
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