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Chilean Pork Industry has Grown 800% in Last 30 Years
2016-06-29 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHILE - Per capita pork consumption in Chile has tripled in the last 30 years, from 5 kg to 16 kg, making pork the third most popular meat after chicken and beef. In an interview with ElSitio Porcino editor, Nuria Martínez Herráez, Rodrigo Castañón of the Chilean Pork Producers' Association, ASPROCER, explains that this growth is largely down to the health status of the country's pigs, product safety and an increase in the selection of cuts now available.
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US Pork Industry Opposes Proposed Ban on Packer Ownership of Livestock
2016-06-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The National Pork Producers Council warns, if allowed to move forward, a proposed ban on packer ownership of livestock could result in considerable disruption within the US pork industry, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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Pork industry: Some Masters, all family
2016-06-09 21:47:00| National Hog Farmer
Hog industry family is close-knit and takes care of its own, and the annual World Pork Expo can be looked as one big family reunion. read more
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Demonstration Farm Helping Pork Industry See Benefits of Pig-Castration Alternative
2016-05-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - A group of 250 intact male piglets arrives at the demonstration farm ready to be the face of a new type of pork production. Beginning at approximately 25 days of age, these piglets will unknowingly spend the next 125 to 150 days showing all links of the pork chain the value of a castration alternative that’s slowly been gaining traction worldwide over the past 10 years.
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Pork Checkoff announces 2016 Pork Industry Scholarship recipients
2016-05-03 06:00:00| National Hog Farmer
The Pork Checkoff has awarded 22 scholarships to college students around the United States as part of its strategy to develop the pork industry’s future leaders. Successful applicants were selected from a pool of 35 applicants based on scholastic merit, leadership activities, involvement in the pork production industry and future plans for a career in pork production. read more
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