This is good because a forced sell would have put downward pressure on the sales price of those assets," said Farha Aslam, industry analyst with Stephens inc. (Stephens inc. performs investment banking services for Smithfield Foods and is compensated accordingly. This is good because a forced sell would have put downward pressure on the sales price of those assets," said Farha Aslam, industry analyst with Stephens inc. (Stephens inc. performs investment banking services for Smithfield...

Exports to Japan grew 23% to 1,644 tonnes, more than making up for the reduced exports of frozen pork to Hong Kong, which now bars sales of frozen pork in fresh pork markets. Export forecastOverall, Thailand s pork export trend this year looks promising, with shipments anticipated to increase by 8% to 12,000 tonnes, over last years 11. Thai processed pork exports were up 9% in the first three months of 2007, with Japan leading the way, the Thai Swine Producers and Processors for Export...

pork producers will aggressively work for congressional passage of the U. pork and pork products, is pending a vote by the U. In addition to ambitious market-access gains, the Republic of Korea has agreed to accept all pork and pork products from USDA-approved packing facilities. pork producers will receive an additional $10 per pig once the U. South Korea where pork constitutes 44 percent of daily meat protein consumption already is the fourth largest market for U. Under terms of the...

After new tests confirmed that swine that ate feed containing melamine and related compounds is safe for human consumption, USDA says up to 56,000 swine that have been quarantined are OK for processing. An updated FDA and USDA risk assessment found that a healthy adult weighing 132 pounds would have to eat over 800 pounds of melamine-contaminated food in one day in order to reach an unhealthy level of melamine. commercial fish farms are confirmed to have received the feed, FDA says, and...

pork industry, and it will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in new export sales," says NPPC President Jill Appell. The deal would eliminate tariffs on all frozen and processed pork by 2014, and fresh chilled pork would be duty free 10 years after implementation. pork as the amount Japan currently imports. The White House has made details of the U. NPPC says that once the FTA is fully implemented, U. The agreement, formally completed April 1, is pending approval by Congress and...