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Agribusiness bank Rabobank is expecting pig production to benefit from lower feed costs as well as an improved productivity.
A Pig Who Herds Sheep After she realized how much her pig liked herding the sheep, she decided to see if he could do it on command.
The news comes after the disease wiped out 40% of China’s hog herd in 2019. Citing data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, state media said Wednesday China’s pig herd rose 23. ...
Vietnam is racing against time to curb the spread of African swine fever (ASF) and restock pig herds ahead of Tet, the country’s peak pork consumption season.
China's pig herds will remain in surplus this year despite new government targets to tame oversupply, industry officials said, as the world's biggest pig breeder struggles to stage a recovery for ...
UK’s pork producer Cranswick has responded and taken swift action after an animal rights group accused the company – for a ...
Lean hog futures saw early pressure on Friday in response to the USDA Hog and Pig Report which showed a slight increase in the herd at 100.4% of a year ago when the trade was looking for a .4% ...
The pig herd is set to expand to 117.1M this year - the highest level in at least 50 years - estimates the USDA, while Chinese production is forecast at more than a 25-year high.
China's pig herd shrank last month at the fastest pace in almost two years, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday, the latest sign sweeping government steps to curb pollution have accelerated ...
The Coal Valley zoo's 46 newest residents, referred to as the Golden Girls All-Star Guinea Pig Herd, are slowly acclimating to their new environment.
Pig production has recovered rapidly at farms that slaughter more than 5,000 pigs a year, Yang said. Inventories reached 44.46 million animals in September, up 0.6% on a month earlier, while sow ...