Animal Agriculture
Swine Flu
African Swine Fever Spreads to Indonesia

Six months ago, here on the Peak Recruitment website, we reported how African Swine Fever was ravaging China. How it was wiping out livestock, putting small farmers livelihoods at risk and placing the country’s economy in a spin. With no sign of a vaccine being found, it was clear in August 2019 that all the Chinese authorities could do was target damage limitation. But the virus has continued to spread and as commentators expected it has spread to neighbouring countries. Originating in Afric...

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Animal Agriculture
Chicken
The Thai Chicken Industry Grows in Spite of Challenges

The Thai processed and frozen chicken export industry has met substantial challenges over the last 2 decades but thanks to hard work in recent years from business enterprise and government, it has streamlined to meet the increased demands of international markets and updated supply chains to meet animal welfare and health and safety standards.Statistics Suggest A Thriving Industry In 2017, the USA, Brazil and China accounted for half of the 90 million tonnes of chicken produced annually world...

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Animal Agriculture
Fishery in Vietnam
Vietnam Fisheries Export Industry Forecasts Healthy Revenue For 2019

Forecasts suggest that 2019 is likely be another year when the fisheries export industry in Vietnam see increased revenues. However, experts warn that the industry must enhance the quality of seafood products in order to reach this year’s production goal. Vietnam fisheries exports are thriving. A recent report suggested that the expected revenue from the industry is likely to hit $10 billion (an increase of 10% on last year’s exports) by the end of 2019. Nguyan Ngoc Oai, the acting director o...

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Animal Agriculture
Pig Farming
African Swine Fever Hits Chinese Economy

African Swine Fever has hit China – the world’s biggest producer of pigs and consumers of pork. With every province in China now reeling from the spread of this fatal animal virus, the government’s only option has been to increase imports and more or less stop exports (apart from frozen pork) until the outbreak can be controlled. The change has been quite catastrophic and has hit the Chinese market, economy and culture in many ways.What Is African Swine Fever? The first case of the virus rec...

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Animal Agriculture
Poultry
Asia Chicken Markets Remains Strong as Poultry Industry Flounders

Chicken seems to be a staple diet for most countries across the world and in fact poultry remains the most traded meat protein with a market share of approximately 41% of the global food market1. But since 2011, the growth in the industry has slowed down enormously and is now seen as quite a volatile market across the world. So, what has caused these sudden changes and is Asia keeping up with the competition?Poor Growth Over the Last 2 Years Over the last 2 years (since 2017), the growth in t...

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Animal Agriculture
Swines on a lorry.
African Swine Fever Crisis in South East Asia

There is nothing quite so devastating to the agricultural and food industry as a virus or disease which affects livestock. Once animals are infected, or even if there is simply a hint of infection, whole herds of animals may have to be destroyed. The livestock may be the most essential asset for the farmer and if this is put at risk, his own livelihood is also seriously in danger. This in turn on a large scale could place a countries economy in chaos if they are reliant on a specific food pro...

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