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Weekly Overview: US Pig Markets on the Turn?
2014-09-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US & CANADA - As the northern hemisphere enters the fall/autumn, concerns are being expressed of a possible resurgence of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) in the United States and Canada. There is no sign of an increase in cases so far but US retail prices are still breaking records while producer prices are already on a downward slide.
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Weekly Overview: Is There a Future for the European Pig Sector?
2014-09-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The repercussions of Russia's ban on the import of European pig meat continue to cause dismay and more in the sector.
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Weekly Overview: Russia, China and Agricultural Trade
2014-09-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - European Union farmers are this week discussing how to overcome the ramifications of the ban on the import of their products by Russia, while losses from African Swine Fever are estimated to have cost Russian pig farmers the equivalent of US$25 million already. Meanwhile, China's growing demand for meat offers trade opportunities for pig meat producers from the US and elsewhere. The question is, will China import pig meat, for example, or the feed ingredients to supply its own pig farmers?
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Weekly Overview: Global Trade Impacted by Political Situation in Ukraine
2014-08-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The Russian ban on foods imports from selected countries has prompted mixed reactions. The ban was put in place apparently in retaliation for sanctions imposed by those nations following Russian actions over Crimea and Ukraine. US pork imports are unaffected by the new ban and have reached record levels for the month of June and for the first six months of the year. New outbreaks of African swine fever have been reported in the last week in Russia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
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Weekly Overview: Antibiotic Resistance and Other Global Consumer Concerns
2014-08-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Pressure to reduce antibiotic use further in animal production has been ramped up in the last week as the first UK pig has been found with livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA). In a US study, adverse media reports on animal welfare have been linked to reduced meat purchases, and consumers say their main source of information on pig welfare is animal rights groups.
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