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China - Supply shortage drives pork prices higher, fueling inflation

The recent scandal of pigs being fed with banned lean-meat producing drugs has worsened the supply shortage and pushed pig and pork prices higher, which may threaten the government's efforts to rein in inflation, experts said.

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South Korea set to adopt livestock permit system

South Korea will introduce a livestock permit system starting next year to better regulate the local agricultural sector plagued by frequent outbreaks of animal diseases.

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Australia - New test to improve feed for pig industry

Scientists at the Department of Agriculture and Food in Western Australia are close to developing a new rapid computerised screening tool for pork producers to measure protein quality in imported soybean meal.

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Maple Leaf Foods Completes $800 Million Debt Refinancing

Maple Leaf Foods announced today that it has entered into a new four year Cdn$800 million revolving credit facility with a syndicate of Canadian, U.S. and international institutions.

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Bio-Energy-Expo in China

From 18 to 20 May 2011, over 30 companies will bring the latest technologies and biogas management to Chinese visitors in Qingdao · More than 200 to attend the 2nd International Bio-Energy Conference on 19 May 2011

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Cherkizovo Group acquires Mosselprom to complete the largest transaction in Russia's agroindustrial sector

As part of the transaction to acquire Mosselprom, Cherkizovo Group has paid $42.1 mln in cash from the Group’s own funds. Given these funds have already been disbursed, the Group has amended the text of its announcement under ‘Terms of Transaction’. The original text stated “the remaining $42.1 mln will be paid in cash”, while the amended text states “the remaining $42.1 mln has been paid in cash” – this is the only revision to the announcement.

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Maple Leaf Foods Mourns the Passing of Chairman, Wallace McCain

The Board of Directors of Maple Leaf Foods today announced with great sadness the death of its Chairman Wallace McCain, who passed away at the age of 81 after a lengthy struggle with pancreatic cancer.

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VION Food Group takes over food grade fat producer LARU

On May 10 2011, VION has acquired the German company LARU (Langensiepen und Ruckebier), based in Bottrop.

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Ontario Pork Hires Provincial Biosecurity Coordinator

Ontario Pork is promoting on-farm biosecurity with the appointment of a coordinator to provide technical support at the provincial level for the Canadian Swine Health Board (CSHB) National Biosecurity Farm Training program.

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México - Slight reduction in national carcass production

Throughout the last year almost 7.5 million livestock animals were slaughtered, of which 59% were swine, 37.5% cattle, 2.2% sheep and the rest (1.3%) goat.

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Netherlands – Estimates on ammonia emissions in 2020

The Agrarian Research Institute of the University of Wageningen (LEI) has carried out a study on the estimation of ammonia emissions in 2020. According to data obtained, emissions will reach 100 million kilograms, which, in comparison with 2007, represents a decrease of 20 million kilograms. These figures do not include the use of chemical fertilizers in the greenhouse horticulture sector and the gardening sector, nor co-fermentation.

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United Kingdom – Increase in imports of fresh and frozen pork

In the first two months of 2011 imports of fresh and frozen pork into the UK totalled 56,000 tonnes, representing an increase of four per cent on year earlier figures. The majority of product came from Denmark which recorded a 40 per cent increase in shipments. Imports from the Netherlands recorded an 11 per cent decline.

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Japan to cull livestock in no-go zone near Fukushima plant: Edano

Japan will cull livestock and poultry in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant due to difficulty in feeding them, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Thursday.

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TOPIGS genetics: 28.1 weaned piglets per sow per year

Pig farms with TOPIGS sows weaned an average of 28.1 piglets per sow in 2010. The top 10% of farms achieved 30.9 weaned piglets per sow per year. These conclusions are taken from the technical results of 748 Dutch farms with a total of almost 337,000 sows.

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Merial launches piglet indication for CIRCOVAC® at 3rd Merial Swine Forum, Malta

The third Merial Forum ‘Update on Pig Production and PCVD’, held in Malta, was the occasion of the formal launch of the piglet indication of CIRCOVAC® in the EU. Over 200 delegates from Europe and beyond attended lectures presenting clinical results from Europe, Asia and South America after piglet, sow, or piglet-plus-sow vaccination with CIRCOVAC, Merial's PCV2 vaccine.

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Pig & Poultry LIVE

Time for strong leadership and a united approach in order for the industry to make key decisions on PAP, and capitalise on consumers’ openness to learn about GM, were the key findings from the headline debate at this year’s Pig & Poultry LIVE, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, on 11 May.