WEEK 23
TABLE OF CONTENTSAPAC News Update Philippines Indonesia Vietnam China India S. Korea New Zealand EAME News Updates Global News Update |
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APAC News Update(Philippines) Halal producers urged to take advantage of global potential Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Halal producers in the Philippines are well-positioned to take advantage of the US 1.6-trillion global halal market, said Senator Cynthia Villar, Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Food, at the opening ceremonies of Livestock Philippines 2017 last Wednesday. She said that Mindanao in Southern Philippines, which has a significant Muslim population, “can be the halal hub of the country and even the rest of the world” adding that it is already being actively promoted or positioned as the halal production centre and is the gateway to the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area. Source: Asian Agribiz (Philippines) Philippine agriculture grows 5.3% in Q1 Release Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 The Philippine Statistics Authority said the local agriculture sector expanded 5.3% in the first quarter of 2017, mainly due to favourable weather conditions. The crops subsector saw corn production increasing by 23.4% compared to the same period in 2016. The livestock subsector increased 3.2%. Pig production grew 3.5% and was the top contributor to the subsector’s performance. The poultry subsector contributed 15.4% to total agricultural production, and increased 1.9% compared to the same period for 2016. Average farm prices increased 3.3% in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016. Livestock prices were higher by 6%. Poultry prices were up 0.3% compared to the same period for 2016. Source: Asian Agribiz (Indonesia) Indonesia approves import of 650,000 broiler GP Release Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2017
Source: Asian Agribiz (Indonesia) Bulog, CCP launch affordable poultry feed Release Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Indonesia’s State Logistics Agency (Bulog) and Cipta Cahaya Perwiratama (CCP) have launched ‘Pakan Ternak Kita’ branded poultry (broiler & layer chicken) feed. This feed project provides quality, affordable feed for small-medium scale poultry farmers in the country at USD 0.46/kg for broiler feed and USD 0.34/kg for layer feed. Around 45,000 tonnes of feed, consuming around 24,000 tonnes of corn imported by Bulog, will be produced in its initial stage. Cecep M Wahyudin, CCP President Commissioner said in the partnership, CCP’s responsibilities include feed additives procurement, feed sales & marketing, administration and control. Meanwhile, to process the feed, CCP entrusts it to Gold Coin Indonesia and QL Agrofood. “The next three months will be crucial for the continuity of this pilot project,” Mr Wahyudin said. Source: Asian Agribiz (Indonesia) Golden Telor develops egg franchise business Release Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Indonesia’s Golden Telor, a chicken egg producing & distributing company based in Semarang, has developed a franchise model for egg sales & distribution. It recently joined the International Franchise, License & Business Concept Expo & Conference in Jakarta, where it promoted its egg franchise concept. According to Linda, staff of the company, to become a franchisee, interested parties only needs to provide USD 970 to buy the franchise ‘agent’ package. This package includes 150kg of first egg stock, weigher, calculator and promotion materials. On revenue, she assures the franchisee an average income of USD 2400 per month (sales is estimated at 400kg per week). Besides the ‘agent’ package, the company also offers ‘distributor’ and ‘master’ packages. Source: Asian Agribiz (Indonesia) KPS setting up pig AI centre in North Sulawesi Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Karya Prospek Satwa (KPS), a close partner of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Indonesia, is setting up an artificial insemination (AI) centre in Taratara, North Sulawesi province to produce commercial pig semen. “AI is quite popular in this province. Our role at the centre is to supply them with quality semen and train them on the correct procedure,” Phaithoon N Na Ayudhaya, Business Development Advisor of CP Indonesia and consultant for KPS, told Asian Agribiz. “Currently we are setting up the laboratory and preparing equipment like pig dummies, semen containers, microscopes and a device to check sperm motility.” In the province, KPS has two pig breeding farms jointly owned with local feed agents – the GP farm with Unggas Jaya now raises 250 sows while the PS farm with Bintang Jaya raises 300-500 sows. These two farms supply quality PS, growers and piglets to pig farmers in the province. Source: Asian Agribiz (Vietnam) Việt Nam Negotiates with China to Export Pork Release Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Việt Nam has negotiated with China for the latter to import Vietnamese pork under large commercial contracts, Trần Thanh Nam, deputy minister of agriculture and rural development, said on Monday. Source: The Pig Site (Vietnam) Vietnam’s poultry industry contends with oversupply Release Date: Thursday, June 1, 2017 Still reeling from the oversupply of pigs, Vietnam’s animal protein sector is taking another hit, this time with an oversupply of chicken meat and eggs that has led to plunging farm prices. Local experts said the glut resulted from the unplanned increase in numbers of broilers and layers in the country. Nguyen Thanh Son, Chairman of the Vietnam Poultry Association, said Vietnam’s poultry industry grew by 9.9% in 2016, much higher than the world average of 3.7%. Meanwhile the latest report from the Department of Livestock Production showed that poultry population is up 3.1% while broiler meat supply is up 5.3%, respectively from the same period last year. Source: Asian Agribiz (Vietnam) Vietnam a fast-growing emerging market for ag investment Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Rising protein consumption, growing middle class makes country a good place for foreign companies to invest. Source: WattAgMet (Vietnam) Vietnam turns to Cambodia to ease glut in pigs Release Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 With the China market closed, pig farmers from Dong Nai province in Vietnam have turned to Cambodia. Phan Minh Bau, Vice Director of Dong Nai Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that between 8000-9000 pigs have been leaving the province to serve the southern markets in mid-May, some of it going to Cambodia. Meanwhile, Nguyen Kim Doan, Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Livestock Husbandry Association said hog exports to Cambodia has been good since late March, with 2000 heads crossing the border daily. He noted that while export price to Cambodia is low at only USD 1.06-110/kg, it has helped ease the oversupply in the country. Source: Asian Agribiz (China) Danish Crown to build meat plant in China’s Zhejiang Release Date: Friday, June 2, 2017 Danish Crown, Europe’s largest pork producer, has signed to build a processing plant in Pinghu in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, according to the Pinghu Economic-Technological Development Zone (PEDZ). The two parties signed the agreement on May 24, with Danish Crown CEO Jais Valeur attending the ceremony. The Danish giant will invest USD 58 million in its first production facility in China, producing packaged fresh meat and smoked meat products, said the PEDZ. Pinghu is about 90km southwest of Shanghai. Last year, Danish Crown announced plans to invest approximately USD 45 million in a processing and retail products plant in Shanghai, and it said the production would be based on raw material from Denmark. (China) Bird flu outbreak in Shaanxi province kills 20,000 chickens Release Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 More than 20,000 chickens died from an outbreak of H7N9 bird flu in northwest China’s Shaanxi province, official media said on Wednesday citing a local government statement. Source: Reuters (China) HK Bans Imports of Congolese Poultry Meat, Products Release Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of high pathogenic H5 avian influenza in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it has banned the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the country with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong. Source: The Poultry Site (China) H7N9 Cases Ebb in China as CDC Creates Vaccine Virus Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 The number of new H7N9 avian flu cases in China declined again last week, which if sustained would fit the pattern of a lull over the summer months. Source: The Poultry Site (China) Healthier Chinese Investment in US Facilitated Release Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 China’s recent move to tighten the oversight of outbound investment helps promote healthier and more balanced investment in the United States, industry leaders have said. Source: The Poultry Site (China) Danish fund invests in pig complex in northeast China Release Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 Newly-established Asia-Europe Animal Husbandry Co, in which Denmark’s Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) holds a 30% stake, has kicked off construction of a pig complex in Suihua in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, according to the state-owned Zhejiang Provincial Agricultural Development Group that owns 35% of the joint venture. The complex will include GP, PS and fattening farms designed to produce 350,000 pigs a year. It will also house a 200,000-tonne feedmill and a two-million-head slaughterhouse. Total investment will be about USD 134 million. The pork from the complex will be mostly supplied to the eastern water-rich Zhejiang province where pig farming is strictly controlled due to pollution concerns. Source: Asian Agribiz (India) India secures WTO compliance panel on chicken imports Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 India has secured the establishment of a compliance panel at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regarding the dispute with the US on restrictions on chicken imports. The panel will determine whether it has complied with a previous ruling faulting import prohibitions on poultry due to bird flu concerns. “New Delhi had requested that a panel be established to show that the new measures conform to India’s WTO obligations. The US had disagreed that India’s revised avian influenza (AI) measures comply with the WTO findings. The request has been accepted,” an official privy to the meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body told The Hindu Business Line. India’s first request for a panel was blocked by the US in April, prompting India to submit a second request. Source: Asian Agribiz (S. Korea) South Korea stabilizes prices of eggs, poultry Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 South Korea’s government will release its egg and poultry stock early next month to stabilise soaring prices. Depending on prices, up to 5 million eggs will be released for two weeks at a price 30% lower than the market, according to officials at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. For poultry meat, the government will put in 2100 tonnes from May 31, an amount equal to one to two days of domestic consumption, reported The Korea Herald. The meat will be sold 50% cheaper than the market price. The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation will purchase the eggs and poultry from the government and sell them through its outlets nationwide. Private distributors, who hold an estimated 6000 tonnes of poultry meat, will be encouraged to release their stock as well. Egg prices had soared for months after the AI outbreak in November last year. The ministry is planning to import eggs from Thailand, Denmark and the Netherlands from as early as next month to fend off shortages. Source: Asian Agribiz (New Zealand) NZ Pork Welcomes Government Focus on Biosecurity Release Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 The announcement of additional operating funding for biosecurity is a vital protection for the country’s primary industries, according to New Zealand Pork. Source: The Pig Site EAME News Updates(Ireland) Pig Price Increase Long Overdue as EU Prices Power Ahead Release Date: Thursday, June 1, 2017 There was no official movement of pig prices from the main export plants again this week, in spite of the ever-increasing gap between the EU average price and the Irish pig price. Source: The Pig Site (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwean Farmers Urged to Insure Livestock Release Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Livestock farmers have been urged to commercialize their operations and insure their animals to avoid losses in the event of diseases and natural disasters such as drought. Source: The Poultry Site (EU) Farmers, Forest Owners Along with Co-ops Driving Force Behind Green Jobs Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Copa and Cogeca underlined at a major workshop yesterday during this years’ Green Week the important role farmers and their cooperatives play in driving green jobs in Europe. Source: The Poultry Site (Russia) Russia, Egypt report new cases of avian flu in poultry Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Low pathogenic avian influenza detected in poultry in Libya. Source: WattAgNet (Zimbabwe) Poultry feed production slumps Release Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 Poultry feed production went down by about 23% during the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year, Zimbabwe Poultry Association chairperson Solomon Zawe has said. Source: NewsDay (Pakistan) Agri, Poultry Sectors Get Many Relief Measures in Budget Release Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 The federal government in the budget for the year 2017-18 has announced many relief measures for the agricultural and poultry farming sector. Source: The Poultry Site
Global Agribusiness NewsFinancial motive to raise antibiotic-free pigs may not last Release Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Demand for pork raised without antibiotics is growing, but traditionally raised pork will still be sought by consumers. Source: WattAgNet Pre-scald brushing – removing solids, bacterial contamination Release Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Live broilers contain micro-organisms as Campylobacter and Salmonella on their feathers and feet and once in the slaughterhouse may contaminate the carcasses during processing. Source: Poultry World Leveraging the potential of feed ingredients in broiler, swine diets Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Experts explore how staple, novel ingredients can be best utilized in feed formulations Requirements for quality piglet starter feeds Release Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Good piglet diets vital to meeting growing pork demand, says Alltech’s Paul Groenewegen. |
