Even at that, market analysts said chicken was seen as a more stable wholesale market than beef or pork, which makes it more attractive to buyers. That doesn't bode well for hog and cattle markets, they said, because both appear to have increased supplies of slaughter-ready animals targeted for the summer months. Meat market analysts almost universally agree with Eric Scholer, market analyst at Express Markets Analytics, who said "with (weekly) egg sets running between 2% and 3% higher...

The National Geographic Channel dug up the giant porker nicknamed "Hogzilla" from a couple of years back and made a television special out of its decaying remains. Fueled by the Internet, a euphemistic term for gossip at the speed of light, new versions of Jurassic Pork show up on a regular basis. I don't recall the exact weight, but the black hog in the photo looked roughly the size of an Angus steer. The big pig had wandered into the outskirts of some rural town and was eating garbage,...

John Nordell Staff Beijing - Ethanol production has put the Chinese government in an unpleasant bind, as fears rise that the environmentally friendly gasoline additive is also fueling politically dangerous increases in the price of food particularly pork, a key staple. John Nordell Staff Beijing - Ethanol production has put the Chinese government in an unpleasant bind, as fears rise that the environmentally friendly gasoline additive is also fueling politically dangerous increases in the...

It is always advisable for coconut farmers to integrate a number of other crops along with rearing of animals and birds to maximise farm efficiency, according to Dr. Mixed or integrated farming in coconut gardens has proved to be beneficial because, even if the trees fail to give good yield due to several reasons the loss can be supplemented by selling the produce of other intercrops or animal products. The animal wastes can be effectively recycled as fertilizer for their crops thereby...

John Greenwood, Financial Post Published:Tuesday, June 12, 2007 A massive jump in Chinese pork prices has pushed up the country's consumer price index, triggering expectations of an interest rate hike and even putting a bit of a scare into the North American stock markets. John Greenwood, Financial Post Published:Tuesday, June 12, 2007 A massive jump in Chinese pork prices has pushed up the country's consumer price index, triggering expectations of an interest rate hike and even putting a...