Based on information currently available, FDA and USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating pork from swine fed the adulterated product would be very low; however, the agencies believe it is prudent to take this measure. Because the animal feed in question was adulterated, USDA cannot rule out the possibility that food produced from animals fed this product could also be adulterated. The contaminants in question include melamine and melamine-related compounds, including cyanuric...

Although the meat export forecast looks positive, doubt remains over the pork sector, which accounts for 27% of the meat segment in Brazil, according to the sector's union, Sindira es. Due to the good outlook for meat exports, the Brazilian feed companies are expecting growth of 6. The problem has been that at the beginning of this year, the higher feed prices increased overall pig production costs by 10% Therefore, pig breeders have been selling animals for less than production cost. Pig...

FDA officials said they would inspect imports of six grain products -- wheat gluten, corn gluten, corn meal, soy protein, rice bran and rice protein -- used in foods ranging from bread to baby formula for traces of the chemical that is believed to have killed and sickened cats and dogs. FDA officials said they would inspect imports of six grain products -- wheat gluten, corn gluten, corn meal, soy protein, rice bran and rice protein -- used in foods ranging from bread to baby formula for...

He was surprised that for the two years that the outbreak of the H5Ni Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) was announced globally the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and the Veterinary Services Division (VET) have not thought of the plight of the farmers should the disease breaks out in the country. Tema Poultry and Livestock Farmers are calling on the government to consider putting modalities in place to adequately compensate farmers should any farm be destroyed on detection of any disease....

The spring wheat acreage will decline in all three Prairie provinces, falling to an area less than the five-year average in each province. million acres, just under the record set in2002, while Ontario acreage may rise32. More recent spikes in the price of feed grains are expected to have an adverse impact on the bottom line of many hog producers. Unsurprisingly, corn growers in eastern Canada reported that they intend to seed near record areas of corn for grain reflecting demand from the...