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The figures indicate that there are a little less piglets in the Danish stables and fewer slaughter pigs as well.

USDA reported total pork in cold storage on July 31 at 547.3 million pounds, up 8.3 percent from a year ago and near 25 percent above the five-year average, according to analysts reviewing the report.

The Government of Canada is delivering a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers by investing in key marketing initiatives to get more customers buying Canadian pork, providing government-backed credit to help viable operations weather the current economic uncertainty and helping struggling operations to transition out of the industry.

Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz, today confirmed that Panama has approved Canada's meat inspection system.

A poorly developed demand for veterinary services rather than a shortage of farm animal veterinarians has been identified by a personal report published by Professor Philip Lowe.

Taking into account a high risk of spreading infectious farm animal disease agents the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Bryanskaya and Smolenskaya Oblasts has carried out inspections of pig farms in the Bryanskaya Oblast paying particular attention to the observance of veterinary and sanitary rules for the prevention of African swine fever introduction to pig farms.

Notice 52-09: Ante-Mortem Verification of Livestock Offered for Slaughter by the Establishment has been issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

South Korea said on Tuesday it would resume imports of live swine from North America, lifting a ban imposed since the outbreak of H1N1 flu in April.

China’s National Statistic Bureau's latest report stated that as at the end of July, domestic pork prices showed a consecutive upward trend for eight weeks.