🇨🇦 Sustainability is the word of the hour in Canada! Issues like the environment, climate change, and animal care will be among the top research priorities during the next five-year federal provincial industry research partnership. 

     • The Swine Innovation Porc General Manager says they’re actively working with stakeholders across Canada’s research community towards the evolution of the industry. 

♻️ Because of the overall growing consumer and regulatory pressure, the federal government wi...

🍁 Fall is almost over, but unfortunately, the charming orange leaves aren’t the only things that have fallen… So far, exports from Ukraine in the 2022/23 season are down 30.7% compared to the same stage in the previous season, and estimates are that production numbers will remain lower than previous records. 

  • The exports have slumped and global food prices have skyrocketed since the Russian invasion closed off Black Sea ports and, although a deal brokered by the UN and Turkey had unblocked ...

💸 The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Philippines has approved a grant to fund the establishment of a bio-secured and climate-controlled pig multiplier facility in the city of northern Legazpi.

    • The idea is that the project will help stabilize the price of pork in the market. That’s because it will contribute an additional supply of pigs – it’ll be a safer place to raise pigs, ensure they’re free from disease, and sustain the pig industry in the community.

🔍 This is just the tip of ...

🤔 African swine fever (ASF) has spread in Europe and other parts of the world in recent years and has developed into a worldwide animal disease. The question is: since the pathogen is sometimes very stable in environmental conditions, could it be transmitted via feed, water, and other inanimate materials? 

    • Well, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), there's no proof of that. However…  

🤝 An international research project aims to fully answer that question. Funded by the...

📊 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures declined on Friday – lean hog and live cattle futures are both prone to bouts of long liquidation in the absence of supportive news. 

    • On the long haul, cattle and hog supplies are going to be tighter because the herds aren’t being rebuilt. Eventually, things will look brighter – but unfortunately, not today.

🔍 Wholesale pork prices ended a bit higher, while live cattle futures ended modestly lower. Check out the full prices and fluctua...

🧾 Nearly 200 agricultural organizations sent a letter to Congressional leaders and a coalition of over 300 national, state, and local trade associations have called for President Joe Biden’s action. They are urging for measures to engage with railroads and unions to avoid a national rail strike during the holiday season, which would undoubtedly impact the US economy and raise inflation even further!

    • There are 12 rail unions that have to vote on the tentative contract agreement. So far, si...

The genome of swine (of any animal, as a matter of fact) holds what seems to be an endless amount of information – and the future of swine production as well. Therefore, the knowledge we have gained so far about the pig genome could, in theory, be used to improve sustainability and performance in the industry. But how can we accomplish this? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Max Rothschild about his work in understanding the pig genome and the way new technologies can be employed to perform gene ...