Last year it cost more to raise a hog than it brought in at sale. This year is looking slightly better so far for pork production, but input costs—such as energy and labor—remain high. Growing up on a ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. To ensure maximum production and returns from pig rearing a farmer has to have the best practices in raising and ...

Taiwan reported its first cases of African swine fever on Wednesday and culled at least 195 pigs from the affected farm. Authorities also ordered a ban on the movement and slaughter of pigs across the ...

British pig producers are once again grappling with tight margins, as farmgate prices fall while costs remain stubbornly high ...

In 2018, the African swine fever swept through China. It resulted in the loss of approximately 10 million pigs, leading to a significant decline in meat production. The country felt the effects of ...

Industrial Pig Production in Focus: Scale and Scope Imagine numbers that would make even Scrooge McDuck’s head spin. The UK alone processes 11 million pigs and over a billion chickens every year. That ...