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Saturday 02 February 2013


Guatemala

Guatemala - Nice gesture from meat packers

A meat packing company in Omaha says it's donating $30,000 to help bury the bodies of four Guatemalan men killed in a car collision.

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Wednesday 24 October 2012


Guatemala

Guatemala - Swine fever

A new outbreak of classical swine fever has been reported to the OIE by Dr Miguel Angel Azañón Robles, Director de Salud Animal, Area Zoosanitaria.

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Thursday 20 September 2012


Guatemala

Guatemala - Swine fever rears its head again

A new outbreak of classical swine fever has been reported to the OIE by Dr Miguel Angel Azañón Robles, Director de Salud Animal, Area Zoosanitaria.

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Friday 01 June 2012


Guatemala

Guatemala - Swine fever strikes again

Classical Swine Fever has been reported in two farm sites in Guatemala.

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Tuesday 29 May 2012


Guatemala

Guatemala - Swine fever strikes again

Classical Swine Fever has been reported in two farm sites in Guatemala.

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Friday 16 December 2011


Guatemala

Guatemala - Swine fever in pig herd

The 19 new cases were reported to the OIE on 01/12/2011.

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Wednesday 30 November 2011


Guatemala

Guatemala - Swine fever

The OIE received an immediate notification on Sunday, 13 November, stating that the outbreak occurred at a farm with biosecurity measures located in a rural area. According to the report, the outbreak is limited to this farm (Farm Chuito), located in the city of Sacatepéquez.

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Monday 25 April 2011


Guatemala

Guatemala - Buying Spam by the ton

Hormel is ramping up its production of Spammy to address hunger in Guatemala where 50 percent of its people suffer from chronic malnutrition, the highest rate in the Western Hemisphere.

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Monday 13 September 2010


Guatemala

Guatemala - More imported poultry

More frozen chicken was taken by Guatemala in the first half of 2010 compared with a year earlier, with its main supplier - the United States - sending the Central American country 30 300 tonnes compared with 25 800t in Jan-June 2009.

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Monday 22 March 2010


Guatemala

Guatemala - A Smart first for Granja Rosanda

Guatamala’s Granja Rosanda broiler integration is expanding its current business with the addition of a new Smart hatchery from Pas Reform.

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Monday 02 November 2009


Guatemala

Guatamala - Meat and poultry oppurtunities

By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on the poultry situation in Guatemala. SCOTLAND, UK - A new recipe book featuring mouth-watering combinations of two of Scotland’s iconic food products has been created following the debut collaboration of Quality Meat Scotland and Seafood Scotland.

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Friday 29 May 2009


Guatemala

Guatemala - Fish exports take a knock

Export sales of shrimp from Guatemala fell 43 per cent between January and April compared to the same period last year, disclosed the Guatemalan Exporter Association (AGEXPORT).

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Jan Zandbergen        Lanexco Ltd