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 post-recession years have been challenging for the UK beer market, with sales dropping by over 500 million litres between 2009 and 2013 alone. However after five consecutive years of decline, new findings from market research Mintel has ...
Tags: beer market, cider market bode, Agriculture
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Gerber Legendary Blades, a division of Fiskars Brands Inc., of Madison, Wis., has agreed to pay a $2.6 million civil penalty and abide by a permanent injunction. In a ...
Tags: mechanical hazard, federal law, Security
After improving for two months in a row in October and November, NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America declined in December, falling to 50.0. One-quarter of December’s ...
Tags: business environment, Lights
Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...
The Nigerian government has approved a policy which aims to revive the country’s ailing textile and garment industry. The policy is a part of the National Industry Revolution Plan (NIRP) which covers the whole textile value chain, ...
Tags: funding and energy, smuggling, Textile
Revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 at Zuoan Fashion Limited, a leading Chinese fashion casual menswear company, dived 20.9 per cent year on year. Zuoan said its sales in the third quarter of 2014 amounted to RMB 301.1 ...
Tags: advertising expenses, Apparel
Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd is planning to increase investments in emerging markets like Venezuela, as the heavy machinery maker seeks ways to sustain growth amid tough market conditions at home. The company said on Thursday that its auto ...
Tags: Heavy Industry, Emerging Markets
Chinese manufacturers signalled weaker growth momentum at the end of 2014, fresh evidence of headwinds facing the Chinese economy, a recent HSBC report showed. After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index ...
Tags: Manufacturing Activity
Russian GDP contracted by 0.5% in November and it is the first economy contract since 2009. According the data from Russian Economic Development Ministry, Russian GDP falls 0.5% in November and increases by 0.6% in the past 11 months. ...
Tags: Russian GDP, energy exports
The prices of both imported and domestically produced LPG rebounded in East and South China this week, after falling 21-34% over the previous five weeks, supported by increasing demand and improving sentiment, trade sources said Friday, ...
The reduction of bank credit available to the diamond industry is a game changer that will influence the market for many years to come. Therefore, this column has chosen bank credit as its most important story of 2014, rising above other ...
Tags: diamond industry, diamond market
Buoyed by sustained demand for apartments and condominiums, coupled with state and local governments moving ahead with delayed public projects, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has been positive for seven consecutive months. As a ...
Emmi, a dairy firm in Switzerland, has acquired 34% stake in Emmi Fondue (EFON) owned by French milk processor Bongrain since late 2004. EFON, a joint venture between Emmi and Bongrain, has been dissolved because it became steadily ...
Tags: dairy product, Emmi
The average selling price (ASP) of ultrabooks and tablets declined by 7.8% in 2014 as the market matured and commoditized, allowing these devices to become more affordable in all markets. According to ABI Research, the average weeks of ...
Tags: ultrabooks, tablets