Pork

Russian chicken ban more bad news for US producers

startribune.com     20 hrs ago   56 related          

By EMILY FREDRIX , Associated Press MILWAUKEE - The nation's chicken producers faced more bad news Thursday as Russia said that 19 U.S. poultry producers will be barred from exporting their products there, a move that...                    

Russia Worries Pluck Poultry; Shaking Up Coke; No Centene Smile (at Barron's Online)

yahoo.com     yesterday          

POULTRY, PORK PROCESSORS EXTEND LOSSES Protein processing companies whose stocks have been on the defensive since several names in the sector recorded disappointing results earlier this week are facing more pressure from...                    

Swine Industry a Vital Part of Southern Minnesota

thepigsite.com     yesterday          

MINNESOTA - If people were questioned about what industry in Minnesota generates nearly $2 billion/year in direct sales, and contributes approximately $7 billion to the state’s economy, very few would placed bets on the...                    

Saskatchewan Swine Herd Cut by 10 Percent

thepigsite.com     yesterday          

CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board reports just over 40 of the province's pork producers have participated in the federal Cull Breeding Swine Program, writes Bruce Cochrane. Introduced in April, the cull...                    

AREN’T THERE PIGS IN ARMENIA?

a1plus.am     Aug 27, 2008          

There is no pork in Armenia. Today Armenians mainly eat frozen pork imported from foreign countries. One can hardly find fork at Yerevan markets. “We spend so much money on food but we rarely buy good meat. Pork is very...                    

Hog producer Smithfield Foods swings to 1Q loss

startribune.com     Aug 26, 2008   25 related          

By EMILY FREDRIX , Associated Press MILWAUKEE - The company said Tuesday it lost $12.6 million, or 9 cents per share, in the period. Sales at the Smithfield, Va.-based company rose 20 percent to $3.14 billion from $2.62...                    

Smithfield swings to loss as feed-grain costs rise

marketwatch.com     Aug 26, 2008   1 related          

By Matt Andrejczak, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Smithfield Foods Inc. swung to a fiscal first-quarter loss Tuesday as rising pork exports weren't enough to counter higher costs to raise hogs. Smithfield...                    

Weekly Outlook: Less Pork for US Consumers

thepigsite.com     Aug 26, 2008          

What a remarkable year for the U.S. pork industry! But salvation has come in the form of international trade as cheap U.S. pork, subsidized with producer losses, and the weak dollar have made pork trade more important...                    

Processing Definition Under M-COOL Called For

thepigsite.com     Aug 25, 2008          

CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is encouraging the U. S. Department of Agriculture to allow the broadest possible definition of processing when it begins enforcing new Country of Origin Labelling rules, writes Bruce...                    

Chinese Pig Farms Bring Home Bacon for Banks

thepigsite.com     Aug 24, 2008   1 related          

CHINA - Managing Pig Health and the Treatment of Disease Big foreign investors are making a shrewd commodity play by buying into the Chinese pork industry, reports Malcolm Moore in The Telegraph "I heard they have bought...                    

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