U.S. and Canadian Hog Inventory Up 3 Percent
US - This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and NASS to release the total hogs, breeding, market hogs, sows farrowed, and pig crop for both countries within one publication. This information was requested by the U.S. hog...

Presenting the First Fresh Pork to Carry DNA TraceBack(R) Seal of Authenticity
US - Nature's Premium Brand, a leader in premium, all-natural fresh pork, is the first North American pork company to track DNA for reliable and accurate traceability back to the farm where the animals were raised. Nature's Premium will use IdentiGEN's...

Specially Selected Pork Launches New Website
SCOTLAND - Specially Selected Pork has a home on the web following the launch of a new website.

Meat Plant Closes Following Salmonella Link
IRELAND - Dawn Farm Foods has closed its meat plant following its link to a recent outbreak of Salmonella agona in Ireland and the UK.

Determination of the Impact of COOL Expected
CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board predicts American pork processors and retailers will ultimately determine the impact of new U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling on Canadian hog producers, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Czech Republic Pig Breeding Loses Self-Sufficiency
CZECH REPUBLIC - The Czech Republic is losing self-sufficiency in pig breeding which will lead to growth in pork imports in the coming years. This, it is felt, will have a negative impact on pork prices.

NBAF Would Protect Kansas Livestock
US - Manhattan and the state of Kansas have a tremendous opportunity to provide essential protection to the livestock industries that are so important to Kansas and the U.S through the NBAF, National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, proposal, writes Bob...

Animal Landscape Set for a Change
UK - The landscape of Wales could change in years to come if changes in world food supplies and prices push more farmers towards arable rather than livestock farming. Mark Hill, head of the national food and agriculture group for Deloitte, in Cardiff,...

Dacheng Wins Initial Judgment over Lysine to US
GLOBAL - China's largest lysine producer Dacheng Group has won an initial judgment by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) in a recent patent infringement case.

Hog Confinement Permits Denied
US - A citizen panel overturned state regulators in what its members referred to as a "landmark" decision to deny permits for two large Dallas County hog confinements.

Cargill Reports Q4 and Fiscal 2008 Earnings
US – Cargill reported earnings from continuing operations of $744 million in the 2008 fourth quarter ended May 31, up 18 percent from $628 million in the same period a year ago. A $310 million gain on the sale of discontinued operations brought fourth-quarter...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

CME: US and Canadian Hog Producers Whip-Sawed
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 18^th August 2008.

EU Pig Prices: Stable Market Awaiting Impulses
EU - Due to a balanced offer and demand situation the prices of slaughter pigs on the European market are altogether stable this week.

M-COOL to Impact Canadian Slaughter Hogs
CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council says the biggest outstanding concern with U.S. Country of Origin Labelling is the impact it could have on the movement of Canadian slaughter hogs into U.S. packing plants, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Plentiful Feed Grains Help Boost Pork and Poultry Output
BRAZIL - Production of pork and poultry meat are expected to grow significantly for this year and continue upwards - but more slowly - in 2009.

Pork and Soybean Checkoff: A Joint Success
US - The Pork Checkoff and Soybean Checkoff continue to partner on mutually beneficial research despite the challenges of high feed costs.

Ethanol Concerns Livestock and Poultry Producers
NEBRASKA - While for many, the glass was half-full after a U.S. Senate committee regarding the path of ethanol and renewable fuels, this was not the case for livestock and poultry producers.

Pigs as Source of Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Aureus Infections in Humans
DENMARK - H. Lewis from Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen and colleagues are to publish a paper that appears to confirm the link between pigs and a new antibiotic-resistant infection in human patients.

Chilean Pork Quarantine Inspection Halted
SEOUL - South Korea's quarantine inspections on Chilean pork will be temporarily ceased as a result of the discovery of a third package of dioxin-tainted meat.