In the first half of the 2012/13 financial year, the group generated revenue of DKK 28.5 billion, an increase of DKK 1 billion on the prior-year period.

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The European Pig Producers (EPP) invites its members and interested persons to the annual meeting of the club from 29 to 31 May 2013 in Denmark.

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The site of Danish Crown long standing pig and cattle slaughterhouse in Holsterbro has been sold.

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The ban on castration of male pigs, originally due to come in next year, is now expected for 2018.

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Two of Scandinavia's leading poultry producers - Kronfågel Group in Sweden and Denmark, and Cardinal Foods in Norway - are being merged to form a single company.

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Genomic selection has been successfully implemented in the breeding programme for sows. Now it is time for slaughter pigs to undergo breeding improvements.

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Danish Crown's subsidiary Friland will meet springtime with a new CEO as Henrik Biilmann signs on for the company

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Genomic selection has been successfully implemented in the breeding programme for sows. Now it is time for slaughter pigs to undergo breeding improvements.

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Henrik Biilman was appointed CEO of Danish Crown subsidiary Friland, a major processor of organic meat products, the company announced March 15.

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On Monday, 18 March, Uffe Frovst will take up his appointment as new domestic market manager in Danish Crown

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The worlds growing and still more affluent population has caused a large increase in worldwide meat consumption during the last five decades. Projections tell us that these trends are likely to continue in a foreseeable future.

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A number of Danish investors, including DanBred International, Scandinavian Farms and IFU (Investment Fund for Developing Countries) have invested in Chinese pig production.

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A number of Danish investors, including DanBred International, Scandinavian Farms and IFU (Investment Fund for Developing Countries) has invested in Chinese pig production.

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Danish Crown’s project group, which is managing the construction of the new cattle slaughterhouse in Holsted, has moved their desks permanently to the building site.

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New figures from the Food & Drug Administration, shows that 88 per cent of slaughter pigs in Danish abattoirs are infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacterium, MRSA CC398.

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Danish Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Food, Agriculture and Fisher-ies, Mette Bock, has questioned the Danish application for a special status for salmonella in chicken meat.

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Freedom during farrowing is one of the latest trends in European sow management – as could also be seen at EuroTier and Agromek. Eskegaard breeding farm in southern Denmark has decades of experience with the concept – and have been using combi-pens for several years.

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The EPP-Congress under the headline Today’s pig production – optimize the potential! is going to be organized by the EPP head office and the EPP Danish branch in Vejle right in the middle of the country.

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Investors plan to build facilities for the maintenance of 100,000 pigs.

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Consuming a medium- or high-protein breakfast decreased the hunger ratings until lunch (four hours later) compared with a control breakfast, according to researchers at the Danish Meat Research Institute (DMRI) in Roskilde.

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Danish company Skiold announced plans for the construction of a large pig farm in the Samara region of Russia.

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Arla has announced that it will be focusing on markets outside of the EU in a 2017 growth plan that aims to double revenues in a section of the business.

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In a bid to halt the decline of the Danish pig industry, Danish Crown is to help fund producers who want to put up new finisher housing or convert sow stalls into finishing accommodation.

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Danish Agro, Vestjyllands Andel and Danish Crown have decided to strengthen Hatting-KS through a new joint ownership structure.

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As well as KLS Ugglarps AB slaughterhouses, Danish Crown's ownership will soon extend to Team Ugglarp who operate the second largest cattle slaughter house in Hörby in the Skåne region of Sweden.

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In a bid to halt the decline of the Danish pig industry, Danish Crown is to help fund producers who want to put up new finisher housing or convert sow stalls into finishing accommodation.

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Gråsten Fjerkræ ApS, a Danish company, producing broilers and trading with fresh chicken meat in Denmark and across the Danish border, and other similar companies, are of the opinion that the Danish Food Authorities have implemented the EC General Food Law Regulation 178/2002 in a manner that is contrary to what was intended.

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The aim is to improve productivity and ensure the continuity of the company's production of cured sausages.

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The Danish Pig Research Centre owns and manages the DanAvl concept and brand, and all parties within the system, such as the nucleus herds and multiplier herds, have a signed contract and agreement with the research centre.

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The aim is to improve productivity and ensure the continuity of the company's production of cured sausages.

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The Danish Pig Research Centre owns and manages the DanAvl concept and brand, and all parties within the system, such as the nucleus herds and multiplier herds, have a signed contract and agreement with the research centre.

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Danish Crown announced plans to acquire all shares in Team Ugglarp, a subsidiary of KLS Ugglarps AB, by Jan. 1, 2013.

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Market hogs have typically been marketed at 90 to 95 kilograms dressed weight but, to dilute labor and plant operating costs over more kilograms, processors are looking for heavier carcase weights.

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The purpose of the initiative is to guarantee supplies for the company’s Danish operations – and thereby safeguard jobs in Denmark.

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Danish Crown announced plans to help pig growers invest in new buildings and convert sow stalls.

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Danish company Pharmacosmos continues its expansion. The company has launched its injectable iron supplement in Poland and Russia.

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Since having been tamed and domesticated some 10,000 years ago, pigs have been getting longer.

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ABP Petfoods Division acquires Arovitt Group (Denmark)

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The Danish government says it will abolish the country’s fat tax in January.

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Marel Salmon ShowHow: The must-see event for salmon processors

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Researchers from Aarhus University focus on meat and ethical quality in a research project which is to highlight the potentials and possibilities of free-range pig farming.

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Danish Crown has successfully maintained its strong position in a sector which has been faced with serious challenges in recent years.

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Citing several years of declining finisher production, Danish Crown plans to help farmers by investing in new construction and modification of current sow stalls.

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Mention the word research or universtity and meat and farm journalists believe it to be real instead of another marketing scam.

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Every year thee drug companies pay out million to vets big and small in order to get them to promote their prducts, the drug companies say jump and the vets ask "How High".

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In the year to the end of September, Danish Crown Beef has paid an average of DKK 1.77 more per kg of beef supplied by the cooperative members.

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The move will help to ensure the company's supply of pigs and will also secure jobs in Denmark.

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Marel welcomed visitors to its stand (L9244) at the bi-annual FoodTech exhibition in Herning, Denmark – Scandinavia’s largest exhibition for the food industry last week.

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Danish Crown has posted a profit of DKK 1,732 million compared to a profit last year of DKK 1,762 million. At the same time revenue has increased from DKK 51.8 billion to DKK 56.5 billion.

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"The turnkey contractor, Midtjydsk Totalbyg, is busy erecting concrete elements in the basement of the animal feed area.

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On 2 November the Danish Parliament ratified an agreement on new strict rules for the use of antimicrobials in production animals and on animal welfare – both in the barn and during transport.

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On 2 November the Danish Parliament ratified an agreement on new strict rules for the use of antimicrobials in production animals and on animal welfare – both in the barn and during transport.

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The company said the bond sale attracted so much interest that not all investors received bonds for the amount they wanted to invest.

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At the Meat ShowHow 2012, Marel demonstrated a wide range of equipment and systems available to the meat industry. The event attracted more than 150 visitors from places as far away as Japan and China.

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Researchers from Aarhus University focus on meat and ethical quality in a research project which is to highlight the potentials and possibilities of free-range pig farming.

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Karsten Deibjerg Kristensen has decided to leave Danish Crown following recent structural changes. Kristensen joined Danish Crown thirteen years ago after the acquisition of Friland, of which he was and remained CEO.

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The Commission has recently put forward a proposal on publishing the names of the recipients of EU agricultural funds.

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Since 2004 Danish Crown has more than doubled its sales of bacon.

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Almost one year on from the launch of DC Compass, the message from the helm is that the company's efforts are producing results.

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A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB), the world’s largest container line, said it will remove 19 ships from Asia- Europe trade lanes in a bid to bolster rates as demand slumps.

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