by Travis Martin | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
China pork producers are playing a never-ending game of Whack-a-Mole with African Swine Fever [ASF]. Three years into the war against the global swine virus, the Asian nation faces new cases in its own backyard and in neighboring countries. Where things stand… Since...
by Travis Martin | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Asia just can’t seem to shake the African Swine Fever. After new strains of the virus popped up across China last month, now Hong Kong is facing a test. For the first time in two years, the independent region found ASF in its domestic herd. Authorities ordered 3,000...
by Travis Martin | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Genetically modified pigs have gotten the official thumbs up from the FDA this week. With the approval, GalSafe pigs can now be utilized for food and medicinal purposes. The first-of-its-kind livestock alteration was brought to life by Revivicor, a regenerative...
by Travis Martin | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Go big or go home: the mantra of China’s top pig producer.Muyuan Foods is building the largest single site hog farm in the world. After African Swine Fever [ASF] demolished China’s pig population and sent pork prices to double their previous record, Muyuan is banking...
by Travis Martin | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
For two years, the US pork supply chain has pulled all the levers to halt African Swine Fever [ASF] from reaching the homeland. Their next unlikely enemy in maintaining the ASF-free status: organic soybean meal. As boatloads of the crushed protein supplement hit US...
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