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New Foodservice Study Shows Pork is Fastest-Growing Protein 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
US - With a growth rate outpacing all other proteins in the foodservice industry, pork is hot. According to Technomic, Inc.'s 2013 "Volumetric Assessment of Pork in Foodservice", pork is sustaining it...
Pork Commentary: Road Trip Continues - Russia 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
RUSSIA - This past week, we were in Russia. In that time, we travelled from Krasnodar to Rostov-on-Don, Voronezh, Belgorod, Tambov, Penza and Samara. Some of it we flew some we drove. We drove about 1...
Extreme Heat, Scarce Rainfall Could be Hard on Crops 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
US - In this week's "Marker Preview" published in National Hog Farmer magazine, Steve Meyer writes: The old story goes that a particularly crotchity old man took one final swipe at his family by havin...
Maple Leaf Announces Plans to Sell Rothsay 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has announced plans to sell Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas.
EU Pig Prices: Price Rally Goes on 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
EU - A new round of price rally has begun on the European slaughter pig market. The atmosphere continues to be optimistic on, with quotations going up perceptibly throughout the continent.
FAO: Benefits of School Feeding Programmes Linked to Family Farms 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
GLOBAL - A study undertaken by FAO in Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru showcases the contributions that school feeding programmes are making to strengt...
Building Resilient Food Systems, Adaptation to Climate Change 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
KENYA - Ecosystem-based adaptation approaches should be mainstreamed and up-scaled to build resilient food systems and adapt to climate change in Africa. This was the declaration made by participants ...
Origin Labelling of British Pork 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
UK - December 2014 is an important date for British pig producers. It is when origin labelling of pig meat is scheduled to become a legal requirement throughout the European Union.
ICA Detects Classical Swine Fever in Guajira 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
COLOMBIA - After carrying out several diagnostic tests and epidemiological research, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) confirmed the presence of classical swine fever virus, also known as hog...
Weekly Overview: North American Trade War Ahead over Labelling? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
GLOBAL - The imposition of Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) rules could potentially lead to a trade war between the US, Canada and Mexico. US producers, meanwhile, are enjoying strong pork demand bu...
