Producers are in high spirits at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines today. Hog markets are profitable and herd disease levels low, at least for the time being. The deadly PED virus, which infected about 60% of the nation's sows last ...
Tags: Pork Congress, Agriculture
Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...
Tags: hogs, pork, Agriculture
The consumer public has put out the call, and the hog industry is responding in a big way at the start of what's likely to be a year of major growth for the U.S. hog herd. New data show the breeding herd has climbed by 4%, with the number ...
Tags: hog industry, Agriculture
The hog market has been a good place to be in the last year. Live hog prices in the last few months have trended almost $20 a head higher than the same period in 2013. So, what's the outlook heading into winter? Feed supplies remain low, ...
Tags: hog market, Agriculture
Bosch eBike Systems is setting up a regional business unit in Suzhou, China with technical and commercial experts to help Asia's bicycle manufacturers prepare for growing global demand for ped-elec bikes, which the company began promoting ...
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If you're not ready for a higher cattle market for a while, you better settle in and get ready for it, because it's going to continue for "multiple years" into the future, one expert says. Record beef prices at the consumer meat case ...
Tags: Beef Herd, cattle market
Scientists and regulators investigating the mysterious spread of a deadly virus plaguing the U.S. pork industry are stepping up their scrutiny of what the nation's hog herd eats. With a dearth of solid leads, investigators are exploring ...
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The manager of producer services with Sask Pork says it's up to each individual pork producer to ensure the biosecurity protocols are in place that will protect their farms from the introduction of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Porcine ...
Tags: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, PED virus into barn, transmitting disease
Ottawa,ON–A positive case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea(PED)has been confirmed in Canada.PED was diagnosed in the US in May 2013,and has since spread to 23 states.Canadian pork industry stakeholders have worked together to develop ...
Tags: PED, Epidemic Diarrhea, CSHB
Canada has announced its second case of the PED virus, also in Ontario. The U.S. ended 2013 with PED on 2,000 farms and has added another 600 this month. The impact of the virus is pushing summer hog futures contracts close to record highs. ...
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The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping the pork industry step up measures to contain the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. Ontario is providing $2 million to help Ontario Pork support industry-wide ...
Tags: PED, Growing Forward
By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says, by maintaining the focus on biosecurity, there is opportunity for pork producers to protect their herds from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Last week the ...
Tags: pork, TGE, Chris Byra, Chatham-Kent
Ontario has confirmed a second case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and a third is under investigation. Both are in the Chatham-Kent region. PED is usually fatal for very young pigs while older pigs can recover. The virus does not ...
The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says early identification and timely response will be critical to containing the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea if the virus makes its way into Canada. Porcine Epidemic ...
The following is an important notice from Alberta's Chief Provincial Veterinarian: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) is a highly contagious, viral disease of pigs that does not currently occur in Alberta, but is present in the United ...
Tags: PED, TGE, pork industry, ARD