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Flood-hit Chinese county needs disinfectants to tackle dead livestock

More than a million animals were lost after heavy rains in the province of Henan, raising worries about disease spread

By Hallie Gu, Shivani Singh August 10, 2021

Reuters – China’s animal husbandry association urged companies July 27 to donate large volumes of disinfectants for a county in the central province of Henan, where widespread floods have killed thousands of livestock. The rotting carcasses of dead animals easily produce pathogens, but material for disinfection is insufficient, the semi-official China Animal Agriculture Association said

Nelson Aquino observes his pig farm after pigs died of African swine fever, as the government announced the slaughter of tens of thousands of pig after detecting outbreaks of African swine fever in pigs farms across the country, in Palmarito, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic August 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Ricardo Rojas

Hogs, Livestock

Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak

By GFM Network News August 3, 2021

Santo Domingo | Reuters – The Dominican Republic will slaughter tens of thousands of pigs after detecting outbreaks of African swine fever in 11 of the country’s 32 provinces, authorities said on Monday. Fernando Duran, administrator of the state-run Banco Agricola, told a news conference the government will pay pig farmers the market price of each animal

“The emergence of ASF in the Dominican Republic underscores the need for continued and strengthened vigilance to prevent the spread of ASF to other regions.” – CFIA. Photo: iStock/Getty Images Plus

Livestock, Markets

Dominican Republic restricts pig shipments after ASF confirmed

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek July 30, 2021

Reuters – The Dominican Republic is restricting pig shipments and mobilizing the military to contain the spread of African swine fever (ASF), the agriculture ministry said July 29, as the United States and Mexico tightened border checks to avoid infections. In an official statement July 29, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) also said it was

Livestock

African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs: USDA

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen, Tom Polansek July 29, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the deadly hog virus African swine fever in samples from pigs in the Dominican Republic, the agency said on Wednesday, fuelling concerns about the disease creeping closer to the United States. The positive tests represent the first detection of the disease in the Americas in about 40

Markets, News

Smithfield Foods stops slaughtering pigs at U.S. hometown plant

By Tom Polansek July 26, 2021

Reuters – Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, has stopped slaughtering pigs in the United States’ so-called ham capital, where the company was founded 85 years ago. The end of slaughtering in Smithfield, Virginia, is the latest reconfiguration for the company’s namesake plant and follows a months-long internal review of its East Coast operations,

File photo of pigs on a farm in Germany. (FooTToo/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

German hog market shrugs off swine fever discovery on farms

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 21, 2021

Hamburg | Reuters — German pig prices were unchanged this week despite the discovery of the disease African swine fever in farm animals, German animal farmers’ association VEZG said on Wednesday. German pig prices were the same as last week at 1.42 euros (C$2.10) per kilogram slaughter weight, the VEZG said. A third case of

Seasonal flu shots are recommended to help limit spread of flu viruses between people and livestock. (Inside Creative House/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Hogs, Livestock

Another swine flu variant case appears in Manitoba

Variant of H3N2 confirmed in southern Manitoba resident

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 23, 2021

A single and apparently isolated case of another influenza variant normally seen in hogs has turned up in a Manitoba resident, the province announced Monday. Manitoba Public Health on Monday said the H3N2 influenza variant (H3N2v) seen in this case is related to flu viruses that circulate in pigs, noting that while such viruses don’t

Pork producers say profitable prices are a welcome change, but the disconnect between farmgate prices and cutout values needs to be addressed.

Hogs, Markets, News

Market forecasts throw pork producers a bone

While feed prices have nibbled at margins, producer groups and marketers say the signals are good for pork producers in 2021

By Alexis Stockford April 29, 2021

Margins look good for pork producers — and so do the market forecasts, despite high feed prices cutting into farm profits. Both cash and futures values have been in a steady climb since February, according to Bill Alford, general manager of H@ms Marketing Services Co-op. “We haven’t seen these values since 2014,” he said, noting

A recent shift toward more commercial-scale hog production in China has led to more use of soybean meal in rations.

Markets, News

China seeks to cut corn, soymeal content in animal feed

The country feels overly reliant on imported feedstocks

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu April 27, 2021

Reuters – China’s Agriculture Ministry has launched a campaign to lower the content of corn and soymeal in animal feed, according to a document issued this week, which could have repercussions for the global grain trade. The document, sent to animal feed producers and other government departments, outlines a plan for nutrition experts to draw

Rick Préjet will replace George Matheson as chair of the Manitoba Pork Council.

News

Préjet takes lead of Manitoba pork board

The longtime pork producer sees many challenges and opportunities ahead

By Alexis Stockford April 26, 2021

It’s been seven years since the Manitoba Pork Council had a new face at the head of the board, but Rick Préjet of Notre Dame de Lourdes is ready to give it a go. Préjet will be the next chair of the Manitoba Pork Council, after being elected in mid-April to replace long-serving chair George

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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