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A strategic move to reduce pork production has paid off for Queensland pig producers. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports, since May last year, pig meat production dropped nine per cent to just 27,000 tonnes.

A case study of a typical value chain in Canada's pork industry shows that changes at several stages, including less emphasis on cutting costs for efficiency's sake, could make "major improvements" for the chain's various links.

By the end of the current year, pig meat volumes will be almost 100,000 tonnes, or 19 percent of the pig meat import quota for 2009.

The ban on genetically modified products in Negros Occidental has caused prices of feeds to rise and compelled hog and poultry raisers in the province to put their expansion plans on hold.

Brazil's antitrust regulator imposed temporary restrictions on Perdigao's takeover of rival foodmaker Sadia.

South Korean food companies will resume pork exports to Japan after being shut out of the market for nine years, the government said Friday.

The Obama Administration outlined key steps it will take beginning this month to increase food safety in the United States with a high-level announcement by Vice President Joe Biden of recommendations made by the White House Food Safety Working Group.

Mexico's pork export dropped 90 percent, or around 30,000 tons, due to the spread of the A/H1N1 flu, according to a report on Monday.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that eligible ranchers and livestock producers can begin applying for benefits under the provisions of the Livestock Indemnity Program in the 2008 Farm Bill on July 13.

Fresh and frozen meat imports to Russia were down 30.6% to 399.2 thousand tons in January – May 2009 in comparison with the same period last year, Federal Customs Service (FCS) said in its report.

The Brazilian government is preparing the creation of a fund that will guarantee the survival of the agroalimentary sector. The objective is for the Bank of Brazil (70% of the shares are owned by the government) to manage the fund, since the bank has a long tradition of giving credit to the rural sector. The value of the fund would be 3,350 million euros.

The costs of producing piglets and pork in the Netherlands have come down over the last six months. Producing a piglet in July 2009 costs €50.09, whereas producing 1 kg of pork costs €1.59.

The Brazilian association of Swine Livestock Breeders has proposed to begin a 3-year campaign to stimulate and increase pig meat consumption in Brazil. One of the main points to deal with in the campaign will be to break the myth about the fat content of pig meat compared to other meats.