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Piglets look out from a fence at Cabanas Argentinas del Sol pig farm in Marcos Paz, southwest of Buenos Aires in December 2008. Photo: Reuters/Enrique Marcarian
Hogs, Markets

Argentina nears China hog deal it hopes could turbocharge local pork production

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Buenos Aires | Beijing | Reuters – Argentina is nearing an initial agreement with China that could pave for the way for potential investments by the Asian giant in local pork production for export, Argentina’s undersecretary of trade and investment promotion told Reuters. That could eventually lead to Chinese-backed hog farms in the South American
A myriad of factors have likely contributed to keeping infection numbers down so far this year.
Hogs, News

Why are Manitoba’s PED numbers so low?

Spring weather, residual immunity, biosecurity awareness and efforts to avoid COVID-19 may have all played into keeping Manitoba’s porcine epidemic diarrhea numbers down

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It’s been a good year so far for PED in Manitoba’s hog barns. The province has had only two cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) this year; one in the northeast and one in southeast Manitoba, both in nursery barns confirmed June 10. This is in comparison to 60 cases by July 22 last year,
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures retreat on supply concerns

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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures opened firm on Monday but retreated from session highs on technical selling and lingering concerns about cattle supply backups in the wake of recent packing plant closures due to coronavirus infections among workers. Prices climbed at Monday’s open in reaction to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cattle on
Workers and excavators are seen at a construction site of a new pig farm in Beijing’s eastern Pinggu district.
Hogs, News

Cheek by jowl

China pork crisis spurs pig farms’ return to cities

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Reuters – China is building industrial pig farms near its urban areas, reversing years of policies to relocate the livestock over waste concerns, as the government prioritizes food security over the environment after African swine fever decimated its herds. The world’s biggest pork consumer will add about 200 million pigs by constructing new farms around
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Hogs, Livestock, Other

G4 swine flu virus not new, China says

Ag ministry says virus does not infect or sicken humans, animals easily

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Shanghai/Beijing | Reuters — China’s ministry of agriculture and rural affairs said Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and animals easily, rebuffing a study published last week. That study, by a team of Chinese scientists and published by the U.S. journal
File photo of a truck and stock trailer on a Canadian roadway. (Ben185/iStock/Getty Images)
Hogs, Livestock

Animal welfare activist dies outside Ontario pork plant

Protestor reportedly hit by transport truck

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An animal welfare activist has died while attending what’s been described as a “vigil” outside a southern Ontario hog packing plant, as new provincial limits on such activity around livestock are set to take effect. Halton Regional Police Service reported receiving a call Friday morning that a person had been “struck by a transport truck”
Manitoba’s pork sector continues to grapple with many questions and few answers as it navigates the ‘new normal.’
Hogs, News

Pork sector still facing uncertain landscape

The effects of market disruption from COVID-19 and plant closures has yet to dissipate, leaving many questions for the sector

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The hog market is starting its rebound with news that previously plugged value chains are once again starting to move — but the sector has a long climb ahead. Bill Alford, general manager of Hams Marketing, noted that U.S. processors previously shut down due to COVID-19 are once again ramping up operations, although the backlog of market-ready hogs held
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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog sector hit hard by pandemic

Market weakness seen likely to push some farmers out of business

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MarketsFarm — COVID-19 has hit the hog sector hard, with the double-edged sword of large supplies and reduced demand weighing heavily on the market. “The prospect of profitability at current forward prices and at current cash prices is nil… and there’s really no prospect of making anything this year,” said Tyler Fulton, director of risk

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