//11 Jul 2011
Sen Yu International Holdings, Inc., a commercial hog breeder and supplier in Heilongjiang Province, China, commented today that rising pork prices are expected to help increase breeders' profits and support growth as farmers are encouraged to replenish hog stocks and increase supply.
The average wholesale price of pork reached 24.8 yuan ($3.86) a kilogram last Tuesday, July 5, at the Beijing Xinfadi Farm Product Wholesale Market, a three-year high since the middle of 2008, according to a report from China's Global Times on July 6, 2011. The average price of lean pork between June 21 and June 30 reached 30.58 yuan a kilogram, 5.3% higher than that of June 11 to June 20. The price of pork belly rose by 5.4% during the same period, the largest increase since early February, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics on food prices in 50 Chinese cities as of Monday, July 4, 2011.
Prices keep rising
Observers believe that pork prices will keep rising until the end of the year. Higher prices are being driven by insufficient pork stock and a pig epidemic from late 2010 to early 2011 and are also linked to an increase in the price of corn, which accounts for roughly 60% of pig feed. After the Chinese New Year, supplies of pork diminished as most stored pork was sold during this peak season. June is typically the low season for pork sales and a time to replenish pork stock, which has contributed to tightening pork supply. As the hog breeding industry requires a period of production cycle recovery, it is expected that pork prices will remain stubbornly high in the near term. Pork accounts for roughly 65% of China's meat consumption.
"In the near term, higher pork prices will lead to increased profits for breeders," commented Mr. Zhenyu (Jack) Shang, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Sen Yu International Holdings, Inc.
"Sen Yu has a well-established brand and is the leading commercial hog breeder and supplier in Heilongjiang Province. Under our partnership-based business model, this could increase the number of hog farmers that we work with while the increases in average prices of commercial hogs support higher revenue, gross profit and increases in gross margins that we have experienced. Though we expect pork prices to fluctuate over time as increases in supply come into the market, we believe that China's economic expansion and rising middle class with its taste for high quality pork will continue to spur demand for our superior quality breeding and commercial hogs for the long term."
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26 June 2011
Worms a threat to game birds as temperatures rise
//23 Jun 2011
This year’s dry spring and fluctuating temperatures have brought their own problems for farmers and livestock producers and with a potentially tough year ahead it might seem tempting to cut a few costs.
But one area where it doesn’t pay to economise is in the regular worming of game birds, advises Janssen Animal Health.
Although worm eggs can be destroyed by desiccation in warm, dry environments, game producers should be aware that the warm weather can actually encourage development of worm eggs into the infectious stages, particularly when they are lodged in nooks and crannies that retain humidity. Worms can be an all year round problem but are most frequently seen in spring and summer as temperatures rise and this year’s potential early start may actually have increased the risks.
Game farmer, Chris Elcock of Elcock Game, who still treats his birds at 4 and 6-7 weeks of age before selling to the various shoots around the north of England commented, “In my experience, warm dry weather like we are having at the moment, doesn’t reduce the threat from worms or gapeworms in particular. I find that partridge are particularly prone to gape worm infection around 5-6 weeks of age and if you don’t treat them the consequences can be devastating. It’s worth making sure your bought in birds have been treated because you really don’t want to be contaminating your rearing areas with worm eggs.”
The prepatent period for gapeworm – the time for the parasite to complete its lifecycle in the bird – is around 18-20 days. This means that even after treatment, birds can have adult worms present and be shedding eggs into the environment in less than 3 weeks, so it also important to treat regularly prior to release. A third dose is usually recommended at around 11-12 weeks of age.
Source: Janssen Animal Health
This year’s dry spring and fluctuating temperatures have brought their own problems for farmers and livestock producers and with a potentially tough year ahead it might seem tempting to cut a few costs.
But one area where it doesn’t pay to economise is in the regular worming of game birds, advises Janssen Animal Health.
Although worm eggs can be destroyed by desiccation in warm, dry environments, game producers should be aware that the warm weather can actually encourage development of worm eggs into the infectious stages, particularly when they are lodged in nooks and crannies that retain humidity. Worms can be an all year round problem but are most frequently seen in spring and summer as temperatures rise and this year’s potential early start may actually have increased the risks.
Game farmer, Chris Elcock of Elcock Game, who still treats his birds at 4 and 6-7 weeks of age before selling to the various shoots around the north of England commented, “In my experience, warm dry weather like we are having at the moment, doesn’t reduce the threat from worms or gapeworms in particular. I find that partridge are particularly prone to gape worm infection around 5-6 weeks of age and if you don’t treat them the consequences can be devastating. It’s worth making sure your bought in birds have been treated because you really don’t want to be contaminating your rearing areas with worm eggs.”
The prepatent period for gapeworm – the time for the parasite to complete its lifecycle in the bird – is around 18-20 days. This means that even after treatment, birds can have adult worms present and be shedding eggs into the environment in less than 3 weeks, so it also important to treat regularly prior to release. A third dose is usually recommended at around 11-12 weeks of age.
Source: Janssen Animal Health
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