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Mexico Slaps Tariff On U. S. Ham, Pork Products – for Aug. 26, 2010

Mexico slapped tariffs on U. S. pork products Aug. 18, ratcheting up the pressure on the United States in a long-running dispute over Mexican truckers’ access to U. S. highways. Mexico published an updated list of U. S. products subject to tariffs, including a five per cent tariff on ham and other pork products. The
Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Aug. 12, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes
Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Aug. 12, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes
Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Jul. 29, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes
Hogs, News

Hog Farmers Decide Not To Exit – for Jul. 29, 2010

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Dozens of hog farmers who agreed to close their barns and leave the industry under a government program appear to have had a change of heart. So far, 50 producers who placed successful bids in the federal Hog Farm Transition Program have decided not to accept their buyouts, the Canadian Pork Council confirmed July 21.
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

New Game, New Rules

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Watching Big Pork and Big Beef respond to proposed USDA rules to “clarify conduct that violates the P&S (Packers and Stockyards) Act” is like watching Wall Street bankers: they find it impossible to pull their hands out of your pockets long enough to pull themselves out of the mess they’ve made. That’s a good explanation
Hogs, Livestock

Canada’s Hog Herd Still Shrinking

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The number of hogs in Canada has been on a steady decline over the past five years with no end in sight, industry officials say. “Given the current status of the hog industry in Canada, there does not appear to be an expansion on the horizon that would see an increase in hog output,” Martin
Hogs, Livestock

Danish Industry Rationalizes And Continues Efficiency Gains

bernie peet Peet on Pigs The evaluation revealed that, in particular, meat from the Mangalitza and Ibérico pigs was distinctly and positively different from that of the Danish breeds as the meat was more tender and had a more attractive taste.” Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor

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