China’s pork production rose 4.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 from a year earlier as hog producers accelerated slaughtering to address a supply glut.
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China’s Q1 pork output up 4.2 per cent from a year earlier, lags expectations
Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease
To remain free of foot-and-mouth disease, Canada is blocking livestock, uncooked meats, raw dairy and other products from Greece following outbreaks in cattle and sheep there.
Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy
Chinese hog farmers are turning to fermented feeds and other avenues to save money and move away from U.S. soybeans.
China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments
China’s state planner on Friday said authorities will make timely adjustments to hog reserves and continue to strengthen the management of hog production capacity.
Chicago feeder cattle gain ground as corn futures rise
Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell on Wednesday as Chicago Board of Trade corn futures gained strength.
Federal government funds Quebec organic fertilizer company
Québec-based Solugen, which makes organic nitrogen fertilizer from hog manure, has recieved $20 million in federal funding.
Research recruits beneficial bacteria against Strep suis in piglets
Calgary researchers hope to engineer beneficial bacteria as an enzyme delivery system to fight Strep suis bacterial infections in piglets.
No way to segregate gene edited pigs Canadian Pork Council says as groups call for labeling
Canadian Pork Council says it supports bids to get public acceptance for pigs gene edited for resistance to PRRS as some consumer and agriculture groups call for mandatory labelling.
Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018
The Canadian cattle herd was larger on January 1 than it was one year prior — the first year-over-year increase since 2018, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Hog inventories were down. Sheep and lamb inventories rose.
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea found on a southern Alberta farm
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus has been detected at a southern Alberta farm, Alberta Pork said Feb.23.