//28 Jul 2011
Producing pork without the use of antibiotics and other synthetic chemicals is increasingly becoming the trend in swine production. That is because pigs grown the organic way are claimed to be best for good health and consumers are willing to pay a higher price for antibiotic-free meat. That is why there are companies that are developing probiotic products for use in growing organically grown animals, especially pigs...
One such company is the Lacto Bacillus Pafi Techno Resources Corporation (LactoPafi) based in Guadalupe, Cebu City, the Philippines. It has come up with its own probiotics called PafiGro.
A study at UP Los Baños showed that PafiGro’s feed conversion (FC) is 7% more efficient compared to both the control and Antibiotic Growth Promoter (AGP) groups.
It was observed that the pigs fed with PafiGro reached 80 kilos faster than the control and the AGP groups.
This means significant savings in the cost of feeds since it takes less feeds for the pigs to attain the desired liveweight without compromising the animal’s health.
The company says that PafiGro is unique. It is the only one in the market that can be used in all stages of pig raising. Its probiotics attach to the intestinal lining of the pig, thus effectively preventing scour-causing bacteria from colonising the gut. As pigs get older, the probiotics continue to protect the immune system and prevent a myriad of diseases.
Fermented product
PafiGro, a first-prize winning product in a recent Scientists’ Congress, contains all-natural organic ingredients produced under the natural process of fermentation.
Fermented extract from soy, molasses, milk and pure water is carefully formulated to enhance animal growth and improve meat quality.
It contains millions of live beneficial bacteria (multi-strain lactobacillus) and also contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids and beneficial yeasts.
PafiGro is a liquid which can be added to the drinking water or on both wet and dry feeds
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07 July 2011
Third world pig prices higher than in Britain
//06 Jul 2011
Poor ‘Third World’ countries are prepared to pay more for their pork than British retailers. In Cambodia the farm-gate price paid for pigs is currently equivalent to £2.47 per kg deadweight. This compares with the UK price of just £1.51 per kg.
“This makes a mockery of the claims by major retailers that ordinary British people are not in a position to pay more for their pigmeat,” said Matthew Curtis, ACMC Ltd’s managing director - the Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company is doing business in Cambodia.
“It is extremely cheap, even when compared with other red meats in this country. For example, retailers price fillet of beef at about £35.00 per kg compared with just £7.00 for fillet of pork.” Retailers, he says, are making a fortune out of the pig industry while British pig farmers are losing up to £15 – 20 p per kg – on every pig they produce.
“The price paid for pigs by processors and retailers in a supposedly rich ‘First World’ country hasn’t reflected the increase in feed prices. Pig farmers can’t sustain these losses. If prices don’t increase to a realistic level, they will simply be driven out of business and retailers will have killed the goose that’s laying their golden eggs,” he said.
“If only the major retailers would engage enthusiastically with the whole supply chain and share risk, we could all make a living and continue to provide pork and pigmeat products at an attractive price,” commented BPEX chairman Stewart Houston. “Even the Chinese, who have half the world’s pigs, are prepared to pay more than the British. Their pig farmers are currently receiving around £2.55 per kg,” he added.
Source: ACMC
Poor ‘Third World’ countries are prepared to pay more for their pork than British retailers. In Cambodia the farm-gate price paid for pigs is currently equivalent to £2.47 per kg deadweight. This compares with the UK price of just £1.51 per kg.
“This makes a mockery of the claims by major retailers that ordinary British people are not in a position to pay more for their pigmeat,” said Matthew Curtis, ACMC Ltd’s managing director - the Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company is doing business in Cambodia.
“It is extremely cheap, even when compared with other red meats in this country. For example, retailers price fillet of beef at about £35.00 per kg compared with just £7.00 for fillet of pork.” Retailers, he says, are making a fortune out of the pig industry while British pig farmers are losing up to £15 – 20 p per kg – on every pig they produce.
“The price paid for pigs by processors and retailers in a supposedly rich ‘First World’ country hasn’t reflected the increase in feed prices. Pig farmers can’t sustain these losses. If prices don’t increase to a realistic level, they will simply be driven out of business and retailers will have killed the goose that’s laying their golden eggs,” he said.
“If only the major retailers would engage enthusiastically with the whole supply chain and share risk, we could all make a living and continue to provide pork and pigmeat products at an attractive price,” commented BPEX chairman Stewart Houston. “Even the Chinese, who have half the world’s pigs, are prepared to pay more than the British. Their pig farmers are currently receiving around £2.55 per kg,” he added.
Source: ACMC
26 June 2011
FAO: “Higher agriculture commodity prices here to stay”
//24 Jun 2011
Higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets are here to stay, according to a new report by the OECD and FAO.
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 says that a good harvest in the coming months should push commodity prices down from the extreme levels seen earlier this year. However, the Outlook states that over the coming decade real prices for cereals could average as much as 20% higher and those for meats as much as 30% higher, compared to 2001-10. These projections are well below the peak price levels experienced in 2007-08 and again this year.
Higher prices for commodities are being passed through the food chain, leading to rising consumer price inflation in most countries. This raises concerns for economic stability and food security in some developing countries, with poor consumers most at risk of malnutrition, the report says.
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said: "In the current market context, price volatility could remain a feature of agricultural markets, and coherent policies are required to both reduce volatility and limit its negative impacts", noting that "the key solution to the problem will be boosting investment in agriculture and reinforcing rural development in developing countries, where 98% of the hungry people live today and where population is expected to increase by 47% over the next decades."
The report suggests, among other things, that G20 countries take steps to boost agricultural producitivity in developing countries, reduce or eliminate trade-disorting policies and establish a new mechanism to improve information and transparency on agricultural production, consumption, stocks and trade.
Per-capita food consumption will expand most rapidly in Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America, where incomes are rising and populations growth is slowing. Meat, dairy products, vegetable oils and sugar should experience the highest demand increases, according to the report.
Related websites:
FAO
OECD
Higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets are here to stay, according to a new report by the OECD and FAO.
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 says that a good harvest in the coming months should push commodity prices down from the extreme levels seen earlier this year. However, the Outlook states that over the coming decade real prices for cereals could average as much as 20% higher and those for meats as much as 30% higher, compared to 2001-10. These projections are well below the peak price levels experienced in 2007-08 and again this year.
Higher prices for commodities are being passed through the food chain, leading to rising consumer price inflation in most countries. This raises concerns for economic stability and food security in some developing countries, with poor consumers most at risk of malnutrition, the report says.
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said: "In the current market context, price volatility could remain a feature of agricultural markets, and coherent policies are required to both reduce volatility and limit its negative impacts", noting that "the key solution to the problem will be boosting investment in agriculture and reinforcing rural development in developing countries, where 98% of the hungry people live today and where population is expected to increase by 47% over the next decades."
The report suggests, among other things, that G20 countries take steps to boost agricultural producitivity in developing countries, reduce or eliminate trade-disorting policies and establish a new mechanism to improve information and transparency on agricultural production, consumption, stocks and trade.
Per-capita food consumption will expand most rapidly in Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America, where incomes are rising and populations growth is slowing. Meat, dairy products, vegetable oils and sugar should experience the highest demand increases, according to the report.
Related websites:
FAO
OECD
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