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Bittersweet Pan Pacific Pork Expo – tough times exposed under the Queensland sun THE last week in May was one of the most important weeks in the pork industry calendar over the past two years. With the profitability chal- lenges for our producers, the Australian Pork Limited Board meeting and our Del- egates’ Forum a day later were both focused front and centre on what we can do about im- Point of View proving the negative outlook ☛ faced across the industry. by ANDREW SPENCER CEO See page 18 for more PPPE highlights The following days of the Celebrity chefs Li Yongtai, Manu Fieldel, Wang Haiwei and Colin Fassnidge treated produc- Pan Pacific Pork Expo were ers and exhibitors to a cook-off at PPPE. a bittersweet experience with what can only be described as a surprisingly successful bility at this time to do as much my mind, that is likely to unfold Pig prices a challenge but Pan PPPE among plenty of discus- as we can, as quickly as we can over the next few months. sion about the realities for the to create more demand for the Despite this, the positive at- future – which are not all good product you produce. titude of some of our farmers Pacific Pork Expo a success news. We can and do influence never ceases to amaze me. While it wasn’t on the for- demand. Even given today’s busi- PIG prices may be down but CEO Andrew Spencer said focus on growing demand. mal agenda, the opportunity Your product, Australian ness pressures, a number of attendance numbers were the event had provided an “As the Pan Pacific Pork to bring the APL members pork, is becoming more and producers approached me at strong when the Australian opportunity for producers to Expo continued, it became and other producers together more popular on dining tables PPPE, worried about but com- pig industry met for the Pan gain a better understanding clear producers have their to brief them on the market across Australia. mitted to our industry. Pacific Pork Expo on the of the current pig price situa- eye on the future. outlook as seen from the per- With respect to supply, we I feel very bad for the many Gold Coast recently. tion, and empowered them to “There are challenges now, spective of APL management see our job to put the best pig farmers out there who PPPE chair and South Aus- make decisions confidently but they’re looking at how was too good to miss. possible information in front are seeing the equity in their tralian producer Andrew about their own futures. they can strengthen the in- This happened on the of our pig farmers so you can farms eroding week by week, Johnson said he was really “It looks like the tough dustry into the future.” Wednesday at 11am to an au- make the right decisions for waiting for some respite and pleased with the turn-out of times will continue for a few The Pan Pacific Pork Expo dience of 150 to 200 attendees. your business. not really knowing when it more than 680 attendees and months yet,” he said. was held on May 30 and 31, We briefly presented the This happens through our “PPPE provided a very val- might come. With so much at 44 exhibitors. 2018 at the Gold Coast Con- situation as we see it in terms Production Survey, which is “It is really great that so uable opportunity for people stake and farmers being put vention and Exhibition Cen- of what’s causing the price distributed to contributors under extreme stress day after many people came along, es- to get together and check in pressure, what we expect to three times per year as well as pecially given how tough it is with each other. tre, Broadbeach, Queensland. day, it can be difficult to make The Pan Pacific Pork Expo happen to supply and demand the ‘here and now’ type infor- the best decisions, so getting in this industry at present,” “We also came together for mation built from information is the biennial conference of in the near and medium term some help with those critical he said. a frank discussion about the from processors and contained “However, that’s also why state of the industry to start the Australian pork indus- and what APL has been doing decisions is so important right try, which brings together about it. in each of the Communiqués PPPE was so important, be- the program, which enabled distributed to producer mem- now. cause it gave us time to fo- producers to air their con- producers, processors, retail, What I said is more or less If you foresee that at some foodservice, researchers, sci- summarised below. bers weekly. cus on our industry, discuss cerns and discuss how we As I said at the impromptu future point you might need move forward. entists, educators, subsidiary Put simply, we are in the what’s happening, share and meeting at PPPE, I’d love to be some help with your financial learn from each other. “We’ll be taking away ide- service providers and gov- midst of a profitability crunch planning given the current sit- in our industry caused by low able to say that we’ve seen the “The focus was on what we, as, as well as continuing to ernment officials. uation, my suggestion would pig prices and increasingly worst of this and it will all be as producers, and the broader be to go ahead and do it now. industry can do as we move high grain prices. better soon, but I can’t do that. The low pig prices are a re- Our best information – pro- Do not wait. forward.” This is a very stressful time The conference program sult of having about 7 percent vided by producers themselves more pork produced over the – is there are no clear indica- for the industry and for those included presentations from most affected by the current Australian and international past 12 months compared to tions that our oversupply situ- guests, with topics ranging the same period beforehand. ation is changing and we have circumstances. from advancements in tech- This is on top of knowing forecast that right up to Octo- The right thing to do for all nology to human resources, that a year ago, we also had ber this year, which is as far of us is to keep an eye out for as well as learnings from too much pork in the market. forward as our survey looks. each other and I encourage the poultry and crocodile in- Demand on the other hand is Additionally, while we are you all to do that. dustries. a good story, but at 5 percent not experts on grain market- If you need to speak to In the exhibition hall, attend- year on year growth, it is not ing, I can’t see grain prices someone, you are welcome to ees were able to meet up with growing fast enough to over- coming down any time soon. give me a call or have a chat suppliers and check out new take the increase in supply. I don’t think we have seen the to those in your state pork equipment and technology. At APL, we see our responsi- worst of our difficulties yet – in organisations. Australian Pork Limited Colin Fassnidge, APL’s Mitch Edwards and Manu Fieldel.

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JUN 13 - 14 – Alberta Pork Congress, APL’s stand. were: The judges for this pro- • Revisiting technol- Westerner Park Red Deer, Alberta, However, as many of gram included APL Board you were unable to at- pending on how it is man- The NEGP provides sit- ogies available to the representation, producers Canada www.albertaporkcongress. tend, I’ll highlight these aged. ing and design guidance Australian pork industry and consultants. new resources that have Growing crops in ma- for indoor piggeries only, to improve production ef- The first workshop was com culminated from our en- nure and effluent reuse while the National Envi- ficiencies; held on May 4-7 and was vironmental R&D pro- areas removes nutrients ronmental Guidelines for • Reducing vaccine vari- built around an outdoor JUN 20 - 22 – VIV Europe 2018, Utrecht, jects. from the soil. Rotational Outdoor Pig- ability and improving ef- experiential challenge, The Netherlands www.viveurope.nl/ Understanding energy However, the ratio of geries provide similar ficacy; facilitated by Zoe Routh in pig production nutrients doesn’t always guidance for outdoor pig- • Precision livestock (Inner Compass). en/Bezoeker.aspx Many producers were match plant requirements geries. farming technologies – All participants had ex- involved in the energy and not all nutrients are This new edition in- on-farm demonstration tremely positive feedback, AUG 21 - 24 – Digestive Physiology audit that was conducted available in the first year. cludes updates based on and industry implementa- including that they gained tion; on APL’s behalf by the It is therefore impor- the latest research and more from the first work- of Pigs, Brisbane Convention & • Standardised method- Energy Guys. tant that clear informa- changes in acceptable shop than they had antici- ology for testing effluent Exhibition Centre, Brisbane QLD As electricity, fuel and tion is available to enable design and management pated! producers to understand practices. samples for NATA labs; gas prices have increased Several participants at- nutrient and soil interac- The NEGP provides • Large-scale biogas to www.dpp2018.org by 25-40 percent over tended the recent Del- the past few years in pig tions. information on topics compressed natural gas; egates’ Forum to learn production areas, the need The soil indicator guide including planning, site • Net reporting tool to SEP 17 - 19 – VIV China, Nanjing the process and be more to reduce energy costs provides useful informa- selection, separation and offset on-farm emissions; involved in industry deci- International Exhibition Centre (NIEC), is high on the agenda of tion on understanding and buffer distances, cleaner • Small-scale biogas sion making. China www.vivchina.nl/en/Bezoeker. Australian pig producers. interpreting manure and production, housing de- adoption; The information and les- effluent analysis results, sign and management, • Small-scale syngas Planning is now under aspx sons learnt from this audit as well as soil indicator effluent management sys- plant to use spent bed- way for the second work- have now been published results in manure and ef- tems, reuse areas, nutri- ding; and shop, which will be held SEP 25 - 27 – PorkExpo 2018 Foz do as a booklet. fluent reuse areas. ent content of effluent and • Predictive shelf life in Denmark in October. This booklet contains Also included are gen- manures, carcass dispos- tool for pork. ☛ continued P3 Iguaçu, Brazil www.porkexpo.com.br details on how to moni- eral soil indicators, agro- al, monitoring, chemical tor energy usage and pro- nomic soil indicators and storage and environmen- OCT 17 - 19 – Vietstock Expo & Forum, vides key benchmarking environmental soil indi- tal management plans. Saigon, Vietnam www.vietstock.org data for lighting, heating, cators. Extensive consultation ventilation and pumping. Converting waste to with regulatory bodies, FARMERS and NOV 11- 14 – Space 2018, Rennes, In addition, electricity revenue producers and consultants tariffs and a series of case Recent research into was undertaken through- Francia, France www.space.fr studies on biogas, boilers, novel fertilisers and feeds out this review process. FEED MILLERS LPG and solar energy are has produced really in- Other media available NOV 13 - 16 – EuroTier, Hannover, also presented. teresting results from the for download from the SFMCA Germany www.eurotier.com/en Alternatives available to University of Western APL website are the in- FeedSafe producers to reduce en- Australia and the Univer- door and outdoor plan- Accredited NOV 15 - 18 – Allen D. Leman Swine ergy use include choosing sity of Queensland. ning animations and the the best tariff, managing Stay tuned for more in- outdoor awareness pro- FOR ALL YOUR REQUIREMENTS OF: Conference, Saint Paul, Minnesota, power usage and con- formation about purple gram videos. sidering alternate power phototrophic bacteria and To order copies of these US www.ccaps.umn.edu/allen-d- sources. how it can potentially be materials or to further leman-swine-conference Soil indicator guide used as a high-protein discuss, please contact Sustainable soil man- feedstock and the benefits Denise Woods on Denise. agement is a priority to of using digestate, com- Woods@australianpork. the Australian pig indus- post and black stable fly com.au or 0418 697 595. 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Page 2 – Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2018 www.porknews.com.au Tough time to push productivity but no time like the present IT was clear at the Aus- tralian Pork Limited Delegates’ Forum on the Gold Coast on May 29 that the industry crisis continues, with prices remaining low and still slipping, while grain and feed costs are heading Initiatives north. There was debate about by DR ROGER CAMPBELL the magnitude of the over- CEO supply situation and when it may ease enough to pos- itively affect price. much lower costs other rest of the world on HFC, Estimates ranged, but than feed than we do. which averaged 3.7 for many suggested it could Much of the difference our benchmarking group run through to August is due to carcass weight, in 2016-17. next year. which is about 76kg here The best three herds re- I hope not. and 92kg in the US. ported HFC of 3.45. Productivity pays Heavy demand The effects of these During times of plenty While unlikely that we key business indicators and like now, there is a will ever get to 90kg, as across various scenarios tendency to forget about Alice Weaver with Pork CRC CEO and Acting APRIL CEO Dr Roger Campbell after receiving the 2018 Ron the market demand here on cost of production efficiency and productiv- Collins Memorial Travel Award at PPPE. Dr Weaver’s University of Adelaide PhD was supported by Pork CRC is markedly different, we and breakeven price are ity. and last year she was the first to be awarded an Industry Placement Program appointment under the SA may get to 80kg – the ☛ continued P4 Also, while producing Government’s funding to Pork CRC. more pigs at such a time Brits did and they face a may seem like madness, similar market situation let’s not forget that more to us. pigs sold per sow is one of Otherwise, we need to the secrets to lower cost wean and sell more pigs of production and sustain- per sow or do a bit of both. ability. Our best producers are Indeed, carcass weight weaning 11 and selling sold per sow, per year is 24-25 per sow/year, so it where the greatest oppor- can be done, with the right tunity exists for Australia mix of superior genetics to become more competi- and good management. tive. Given our high grain On average, we sell and feed costs, the other about 1700kg per sow/ factor we need to con- year. centrate on is herd feed The US sells 2200kg conversion. and consequently has We currently match the Protection and Profit Energy and soils in focus from START to FINISH ☛ from P2 Division and look for- Participants have ward to working with been asked to provide a you all in my new ca- topic they would like to pacity. investigate further so While talking about the visit can be tailored staff changes, Ashley based on these requests Norval will commence as each participant will her Masters/PhD be reporting back to through the University industry about their of Copenhagen over a learnings. four-year period com- Opportunities aris- mencing in mid-July. ing from change – we Her studies will fo- bid farewell to Dr Pat cus on using recent ad- Mitchell vances in adult learn- Many of you will ing to develop new and be aware (most likely effective training strat- through the pig in- egies for stockpeople dustry’s grapevine!) in the pig industry to that Dr Pat Mitchell is drive the adoption of leaving APL to take up new technologies on- a role with PIC Aus- farm, while minimis- tralia, with her last day ing productivity losses. being Friday, June 8. Her outcomes will I’d like to take this certainly be of high opportunity to sin- relevance to the Aus- ® cerely thank Pat for tralian pork industry. Porcilis PCV all her very significant Ashley’s studies will (and too numerous!) require her to be lo- Long-term PCV2 immunity for performance and profit achievements she has cated in Denmark for delivered on behalf of about eight months the Australian pork in- each year, returning to A single vaccination (2 mL) to pigs from 3 weeks of age* dustry during her 10 Australia for around years with APL. Rapid onset of immunity with long-term protection four months. Pat has always kept Ashley will not be the producer as her pri- Reduces viral load and shedding leaving APL entirely mary focal point in all Reduces mortality* that she does – a criti- – we are finalising ar- cal legacy she leaves rangements for her to Reduces weight loss* manage the industry’s us with. Increases average daily weight gain* All of us in the R&I benchmarking pro- Division will greatly gram and oversee the miss directly working industry’s leadership with her and her ‘can- initiatives. * During the fattening period. Refer to registered product label for full claim details. do’ attitude and we For further informa- Refer to Technical brochure for details of trial data. tion on any of the top- wish her every success Intervet Australia Pty Limited trading as MSD Animal Health ABN 79 008 467 034 in her new role. ics discussed in this Farewell, Pat! article, please do not Toll free 1800 033 461 www.msd-animal-health.com.au I am also pleased to hesitate to contact me Amanda Vardanega 0427 011 579 advise that I have been on 0423 056 045 or

appointed General heather.channon@aus AU/POK/0715/0015(2) Manager of the R&I tralianpork.com.au www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2018 – Page 3 Tough time to push productivity but no time like now ☛ from P3 While this doesn’t seem sows and at lower cost, elaide under Dr Will van shown in Table 1. much, it’s easier to add while enhancing flex- Wettere was supported by I have assumed a feed 4kg (6 cents) than get an ibility within the business Pork CRC and last year cost of $400/tonne in all extra pig to market and and giving you a better Alice was the first person scenarios. we really need to do both. chance of being a long- to be awarded an Indus- Many herds are operat- For every 0.1 unit change term player. try Placement Program ing to the left of Table 1 in HFC, COP changes 4 If you are cutting back appointment under the and to become more sus- cents and all three are matings, ensure it is the South Australian Govern- tainable, we need more to additive. less-productive sows that ment’s funding to Pork move to the right. Increasing volume also exit the herd – every herd CRC. Plenty of producers are reduces HFC, so a double has 40-50 percent of these. These days Dr Weaver operating between scenar- whammy on COP. The best Australian herd is research officer at the ios five and six and head- This is shown for pigs in our benchmarking pro- Braun family’s Myora ing for seven and maybe sold in Table 2 with feed ject in 2016-17 sold 26 Farm at Mount Gambier, SA, where she is respon- beyond. at $400/tonne and carcass pigs/sow/year, had a car- sible for the piggery’s re- Technology and know- weight at 75kg. cass weight of 84kg and search and development how exists and research- Costs other than feed HFC of 3.54. activities. ers continue to seek ad- vary across the industry It can and needs to be It also made me very vances in reproduction and seem considerably done. proud to hear 2016 Ron and feed efficiency. lower for Sarah Willis’s Otherwise, I wish you Collins Award winner Clearly, those to the Queensland benchmark- all the best in these dif- Rebecca Athorn, also a right will weather the cur- ing group ($1.04) than ficult times and hope the Pork CRC IPP and PhD, rent crisis best and come Pork CRC’s benchmark- situation turns around address PPPE prior to the ing group ($1.30), which sooner rather than later. out of it quicker than those announcement of Alice’s has participants from eve- Weaver award operating to the left. success. ry state. I was delighted on the All need to move right in As part of her IPP, Re- There are plenty of ways first day of the 2018 Pan the short to medium term. becca enjoyed five months to skin the cat, but remem- Pacific Pork Expo to see COP this in Canada assessing the Alice Weaver receive the It is interesting to look ber productivity pays. genomic aspects of lac- at the sensitivity of COP To be sustainable in a prestigious Ron Collins tational oestrus in pri- to the different indicators. globally competitive in- Memorial Travel Award. miparous sows with Prof Well worth a read if wanting to understand more about pigs and us. For every extra pig sold/ dustry, we need to get Her PhD (‘Effect of lac- George Foxcroft on a col- sow/year, COP improves COP near $2.40. tation and boar exposure laborative study between by 5 cents/kg. It does not mean you immediately post-partum SARDI, Pork CRC and For every 1kg increase sell more pigs per year, on ovarian function and University of Alberta. Waste not, want not in carcass weight, COP but can achieve budg- expression of oestrus’) We now have something improves by 1.5 cents. eted numbers with fewer at the University of Ad- like 28 Pork CRC post- HAVING last month form an overall resource graduates, post-docs and briefly referred to ar- pool of $133 million over KPI/Scenario1234567IPPs employed in the in- chaeologist Dr Pia Spry- 10 years. HFC 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 dustry. Marques and her fasci- The CRC will com- Many are inspirational nating 2017 book Pig/ mence on July 1, 2018. Pigs sold/sow/y 20 22 22 24 24 25 26 and all are giving back Pork Archaeology, Zo- It is estimated that Aus- Carcass weight (kg) 75 75 75 75 80 80 80 to the industry that has ology and Edibility, I tralian households throw helped them on their way thought I’d share a little away almost $4000 worth COP ($/kg) 2.81 2.69 2.61 2.51 2.44 2.40 2.34 to big, bright futures. more. of unused food each year. Breakeven 2.89 2.77 2.68 2.59 2.52 2.48 2.42 These capable, smart Pia’s research originally The Fight Food Waste young people are sharing took her across Europe CRC will support indus- Table 1 the rough ride the indus- and across time, from the try-led collaborations be- Costs other try is experiencing right late Iron Age back to the tween researchers, indus- Pigs sold HFC COP than feed ($/kg) now, but with their youth- Ice Ages, when she iden- try and the community to ful enthusiasm, unclut- tified, classified and de- address the issue of food 20 1.33 3.70 2.81 tered by old baggage, they coded what was meant by waste and help the Gov- 22 1.21 3.63 2.66 just might help us clear animal remains in human- ernment fulfil its Nation- a path so we can all ride associated deposits. al Food Waste Strategy 24 1.11 3.57 2.54 into a better future. Having tentatively commitment to halve food 26 1.03 3.52 2.43 Let’s hope so. touched on the sensitive waste in Australia. Table 2: Impact of pigs sold/sow/year on COP. www.porkcrc.com.au topic of how best to han- Cant Comment Senator Cash said the dle food waste in May’s new CRC had great poten- column and, dare I say by tial to deliver economic it, how feeding recycled, BRENDON CANT and social benefits: “As treated food scraps to our the Australian Govern- pigs needs more debate, I ment’s longest-running thought I’d delve a little ments of this kind of feed. grant program, the CRC deeper into one of Pia’s One of their studies in- program is at the heart chapters, appropriately volved collecting 500kg of our efforts to bring titled ‘Food waste and of food thrown away by researchers and industry modern farming’ to see two Florida resort hotels together to focus on solv- what she had to say. and then blending it and ing industry-related prob- With exorbitantly high drying it at 170-190C be- lems.” grain prices being experi- fore mixing with soybean Senator Seselja said enced by Australian pork feedstock. the CRC program had a producers right now, cou- Nutritional analysis proven track record in pled with low pig prices showed it to be moder- delivering tangible ben- due to oversupply, I’m ately high in protein, high efits for industry and the sure talk of alternative in fat and relatively low community: “It continues feed sources, even just in fibre – all desirable pig to be central to the Gov- supplementary, would be feed qualities. ernment’s commitment to on the lips of many, albeit The concoction was fed improving the competi- swill feeding is not only to finishers. tiveness, productivity and sustainability of Austral- a prohibited pig feed but Prof Myer and his team pretty much a prohibited ian industries and this concluded that dehydrat- subject. funding will be used to ing food waste produced a Anyway, let’s see what identify opportunities and safe, nutritious feed, pro- Pia touched on. solutions to reduce food vided it was heat treated She says researchers are wastage from paddock to trying to come up with appropriately and met re- plate.” the most efficient (and law quirements of the 1980 Dr Steve Lapidge, Di- abiding) ways of turning Swine Health Protection rector of Food Safety & food waste into nutritious Act. Innovation at SARDI and and compact feed for pigs. Anyway, in an exciting Deputy Chair of PIRSA’s A number of projects development on the food Food Innovation Task- in the US, for example, waste front a lot closer force, was the Bid Leader aim to advance dehydra- to home, I was delighted and is Interim CEO of tion technologies so volu- to hear Minister for Jobs Fight Food Waste CRC. minous restaurant waste and Innovation Michaelia While I’m not sure if can be transformed into Cash and Assistant Min- the new CRC’s remit will tightly packed dry feed. ister for Science, Jobs and cover ways and means of She reveals that research Innovation Zed Seselja re- generating livestock feed by Prof Robert Myer and cently announce that the from food wastage, I can his team at University of Fight Food Waste Coop- only imagine (and hope) Florida has looked at the erative Research Centre that it would. nutritional composition, had successfully attracted Meanwhile, let’s keep digestibility and other $30 million in funding our trotters crossed on the health and safety assess- from the CRC program to food waste front. 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www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2018 – Page 5 The power of relationships THESE tough and, for sales data and calculated some, desperate times what are the most power- must cause us all to take ful drivers of sales. a minute to consider It seems long-term fac- Piggery Manager what matters to us. tors such as population For some, that’s helping growth and the trend Westpork is seeking candidates for a Unit Mangers role, others. towards white meat and overseeing our 1200 sow nucleus herd located near Gingin, WA. Westpork in Western away from red meat are Australia and SA Pork in building sales most, while In this hands-on role you will be taking ownership and South Australia have both Marketing Matters the second most power- taken proactive stances to accountability for the day to day running of the piggery and by PETER HAYDON ful driver is consumer management of an experienced team. provide donations of pork General Manager Marketing price (relative to other to charities. meat) and the third most To be successful in this role, the candidate will need to have: This is a demonstration the time is all the reci- the fees they would nor- is APL’s spend on adver- • A sound knowledge of what is required to work in and that while the plight of tising. producers is bad, there are pes on pork.com.au are mally, driven by that re- operate a modern nucleus herd production facility, including At present, the most others suffering who need shareable directly from lationship with PorkStar important relationships overseeing the operation of a gene transfer centre help too and we can play the website to Facebook, and because they rec- are those within our pig • Be able to meet and exceed company production targets a role. Twitter, Google+ and by ognise there are people industry, particularly for and KPIs This also strengthens email. to whom they can ‘give our industry’s relationship So, all of us – including back’. producers who are finding • Have exceptional stockperson skills and the ability to apply with our communities. producers, vets, feed sup- You can see the appeals these times desperate. the highest animal welfare standards expected by the And our relationships pliers, equipment suppli- they have made on In- At the producers’ meet- business can also help us promote ers and employees – can stagram at instagram. ing held at PPPE we saw a help drive pork demand com/p/BjYoMxJF6Zv and • Demonstrate the ability to work in a team-based pork. couple of outstanding ex- by sharing recipe inspira- instagram.com/p/BjYr amples of producers help- environment and motivate and direct staff accordingly A couple of weeks ago, we sent all Austral- tion. 7G3AwiD ing other producers when • The ability to be proactive and innovative ian Pork Limited mem- In business, sometimes The next relationship we a situation became almost bers a cookbook by email the cold hard facts are should touch on is the re- impossible. • The ability to apply mandatory WHS and QA standards most important and in lationship between adver- required by the business and asked them to send it In addition to these in- on to all their contacts. others relationships drive tising and sales. spiring stories, the point business. We have written before • &HUWLÀFDWH ,9 RU KLJKHU LQ $JULFXOWXUH RU DW OHDVW  \HDUV At the Delegates’ Fo- was made that we all The PorkStar team, led that the APL advertising relevant work place experience would be highly regarded. rum, it was suggested that should take the 10 min- by Mitch Edwards, are ex- strategy is always aggres- we should be doing this utes to give our neigh- perts at building relation- sive: our ads are on almost every week, which is a Expressions of interest should be emailed, with attached resume to: ships with chefs. continuously. bours a call and check that good idea. At the Pan Pacific Pork One of the learnings they are OK. 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It includes all aspects of APL’s research, planning. It’s a rebate up nothing looks like chang- improvement assistance development and extension (RD&E) activities to support continuous improvement in pig health to $2500 per annum, per on behalf of state and fed- and welfare, industry uptake of antimicrobial stewardship practices and oversee the industry’s ing any time soon! person. eral governments. defence against biosecurity threats. Pork Queensland Inc, • First Start loan supported by Austral- In addition, QRIDA now scheme – low-interest To be successful in this role you will: ian Pork Limited and a loans up to $2 million provides a suite of farm Queensland pork farmer, to assist young people to debt services including • have a degree in Veterinary Science, Agricultural Science or a related discipline; post-graduate met with senior Queens- buy property from their the Farm Debt Restruc- TXDOLÀFDWLRQVZLOOEHSUHIHUUHG land Department of Ag- parents or other family ture Office (new offer- • have a strong practical knowledge of all aspects of pig production riculture heads to discuss members, or enter a fam- ing since January 1), the the industry crisis. • have experience in managing research projects and communicating their outcomes to a varied ily partnership. The cur- mandatory Farm Business The department was rent one-year fixed rate stakeholder base asked to consider any op- Debt Mediation program on these PIPES loans is and the Queensland Rural • have a demonstrated ability to write and review technical reports portunity to reduce costs 3.2 percent. to producers as it appears • Sustainability loan Debt Survey. • identify potential RD&E projects the lack of profitability scheme – low-interest For personal and family will last for a significant anxieties that result from • identify opportunities and assist with preparing submissions for external funding of projects loans up to $1,300,000 addressing APL’s RD&E priorities longer period, perhaps 12 to assist existing primary the financial impacts, to 18 months, and thus producers achieve a more producers can contact • have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and impact the sustainability productive and sustain- Beyondblue (1300 224 • have experience in managing portfolio budgets. of many producers. able primary production 636; beyondblue.org.au), I am aware of three who enterprise. Indeed, the one Country Callback (1800 Remuneration will be negotiated commensurate with experience. have left the industry PIPES loan approved this 543 354; countrycallback. year for a pig producer in For further information and a copy of the position description, contact Heather Channon, General and another three in dire com.au) and Lifeline (13 straits, plus a significant the North Burnett went Manager, Research & Innovation on [email protected] or mobile 0423 056 045. 11 14; lifeline.org.au). number who have reduced towards construction and Applications close Friday 22 June 2018 or stopped mating. fit-out of a new grower If you just want to have These are tough times. shed facility focused on a chat about the support As such and before ad- boosting productivity. options, call me on 0407 verse action is taken by QRIDA also de- 622 166. suppliers of feed and other services, produc- ers are urged to review Live yeast for sows and piglets their financial support and contact their banks or financial consultants and institutions for advice on restructuring farm debt. 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Pork CRC’s investment in who submitted proposals and All successful proposals in- R&D in 2017-18. said their contributions would cluded a 20-25 percent cash Among the successful help sharpen researcher focus contribution from applicants, APRIL proposals were very on APRIL priorities and in- giving a total cash budget for innovative projects on reduc- the first round of about $1.2 ing antimicrobial resistance dustry needs and likely lead Borrowdale Free Range Pork’s Jamie Ferguson, Dave Harrison from St Bernard’s and Richard million. and better understanding the to more directed proposals in Evison from Westpork after the Steak Your Claim presentation at the Pan Pacific Pork Expo. At its April 23 meeting, the gut microbiome in animal future investment rounds. APRIL Board also approved health and performance, and “I also thank members of $100,000 for education in a couple on novel diagnostics the APRIL R&D Committee Borrowdale Free Range Pork ‘steaks 2018/19, which will support and remote monitoring pig and the 75 or so reviewers an Industry Placement Pro- health. involved in the process,” he gram, similar to that success- “There were also some po- said. its claim’ as the best in Australia fully initiated in Pork CRC, tential system-changing pro- “The time frame was tight as well as top up postgradu- jects on improving reproduc- but all went very smoothly.” BORROWDALE Free Range “The result is the superior The award-winning Bor- ate scholarships and honours tion and two on better under- APRIL’s inaugural Educa- Pork has been named the flavour and tenderness of pork rowdale Pork comes from the projects. standing the capabilities of tion Committee comprises winner of the 2018 ‘Steak that is all perfectly natural. Ladner family of free range The first APRIL honours modern Australian genotypes Prof Frank Dunshea (Chair), Your Claim’ competition. “Borrowdale’s winning entry pig farming pioneers based in project has been approved at and manipulating carcass fat- University of Melbourne; The annual competition, run was just part of our regular Goondiwindi, on Queensland’s University of Melbourne. ness and improving feed ef- Prof John Pluske, Murdoch by industry peak body Aus- weekly production. fertile Darling Downs. “It’s great that it reflects the Their trademark low-stress According to APRIL In- ficiency,” Dr Campbell said. University; Dr Eugeni Roura, tralian Pork Limited, aims to discover the nation’s best pork brand’s mission for everyday animal husbandry practices terim CEO Roger Campbell, Dr Campbell noted APRIL University of Queensland; Dr steak. consumers to rediscover the and trusted CEFN Genetics most R&D proposals were was disappointed at the lack Darryl D’Souza, SunPork; recommended with modifica- The pork loin steaks were ex- real taste of pork. make Borrowdale such suc- of proposals covering reduc- Dr Rob Smits, Rivalea; Ms tion and all applicants have ing feed costs, enhancing pertly assessed in ‘blind’ judg- “Borrowdale customers are all culent, tender and all-natural Heather Channon, Australian been advised. feed efficiency and manipu- ing according to very specific enjoying the best pork on offer.” pork. “The research portfolio lating carcass fatness. Pork Limited; and Dr Charles criteria. APL General Manager of Borrowdale Free Range Pork contains very innovative pro- The APRIL Board and Rikard-Bell, Pork CRC. The winner was judged on Marketing Peter Haydon said, is supplied to leading butchers posals and provides APRIL management would therefore APRIL, which replaces the colour, visual appeal, marbling “Australians’ appetite for pork and restaurants in Australia, Cooperative Research Centre of the raw product, aroma, fla- continues to grow, and our including Dinner by Heston for High Integrity Australian vour, juiciness and texture. farmers are continually look- Blumenthal in Melbourne and Pork, is fully member based Borrowdale Free Range Pork ing to improve their already Quay in Sydney. with a budget in 2018-19 ap- marketing manager Paul da high-quality product.” Borrowdale is also exported proaching $3 million. Silva said, “The fact that Bor- “This competition seeks to to Singapore and Hong Kong. APRIL is actively seeking rowdale Pork won the 2018 find a really special product, Placing second in the Steak new science and creative new Steak Your Claim competition and producers have responded Your Claim competition was ideas for its three programs, proves the effectiveness of us- by looking at different breeds Westpork of Western Australia, which cover resilience, cost ing the highest standards of and feeds to deliver a stunning while NSW’s St Bernard’s Free and return on assets. ethical production. pork steak.” Range Pork came third. www.APRI.com.au Be sure Dehydration prevention

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Australian agricultural eral initiatives in the cur- goods. if measures have yet been Could it end up dumped commodity exporters rent climate. But the record of this sys- implemented, pork has in our market? have expressed cautious APL is not expecting tem in preventing harm to been identified as a key Let’s remember that optimism over the pros- any sudden impact on the primary producers is not target in the dispute. about half of US pork ex- pect of a trade war. domestic pork market if good because – for legal- If Trump’s promised Policy ports to China are offal. They believe it might an actual China-US trade istically technical reasons trade war eventuates, what So, we’ll assume this improve their position in war materialises. – most farmers are exclud- will be the effect on world by ANDREW ROBERTSON product will not end up in China relative to the US. There may be some ed from seeking an anti- pork markets? Senior Policy Analyst Australia, no matter how Australian wine, dried downward pressure on dumping investigation. Australian Pork Lim- cheap. fruit and nuts, and some global prices, but we as- APL has long believed ited has been watching That leaves us with a grains and pulses, all sess the risk of a flood of this system to operate un- this closely and trying to theoretical volume of stand to gain market share ucts covering a similar ington and Beijing. cheap American imports fairly, providing assurance anticipate the impact on about 60,000 tonnes. against US competitors in value of imports. Senior officials from being diverted to Aus- to manufacturing, while Australia’s pork sector Most analysts think China. This list included a pro- both sides are frantically tralia as a result of tariff leaving farmers exposed. under a range of possible the US domestic market Australian pork, howev- posed 25 percent tariff on engaged in talks. increases to be low. Together with the Na- scenarios. should be able to absorb er, is unable to capitalise Likewise, we do not ex- tional Farmers’ Fed- To recap – President soybeans, which is by far Washington wants Chi- most of this excess vol- on any similar opportu- the largest agricultural na to exercise some self- pect any significant move- eration, APL has asked Trump was elected prom- ume after discounting. nity due to the absence ment on our China market the International Trade ising to address the trade commodity exported by restraint in exporting to The Economist maga- of export protocols with the US to China, rep- the US to reduce excess access request related to Remedies Forum (which imbalance between the zine has predicted US hog China. these events. oversees the anti-dumping US and China, call out resenting 60 percent of capacity in steel produc- prices will drop by $US6- This means there is no overall agricultural export tion, to grant reciprocal But we need to be vigi- system) to review the rel- China’s unfair trade prac- 8 per pig if the tariff is immediate benefit for lant. evant legislation with a tices and strengthen do- value. access for US investment implemented. Australian pork from the President Trump has in China, and to cease These are very uncertain view to opening access mestic industry. If we then consider ex- lowered competitiveness times in global trade, and to anti-dumping investiga- asked his administration practices the US views as of US-originating product In March 2018, the US port markets to take up Australia must be prepared tions for farmers. to come up with yet an- unfairly acquiring Ameri- in China. Government announced the remainder, there are to overcome any challenges Developments in the plans to impose tariff du- other list of $US100 bil- can technology. other candidates, closer Most analysts expect that head our way. global trade environment ties on imported steel and lion in Chinese imports Perhaps the two sides to the US, with stronger any gaps in that market This is one reason why underscore the urgency of aluminium. to hit with tariffs in re- can clinch a deal – this is domestic pork prices (that will be filled by increased APL is increasing our ef- addressing this issue. This move was inter- sponse. Trump’s self-proclaimed are more attractive to ex- EU and Latin American forts to address structural My second article in this preted as targeting China So, things appear to have forte, after all. ports). supply in short order. problems in Australia’s month’s APN ‘Making specifically, and Beijing escalated quickly. But if they can’t, then we For example, Mexico Longer term, the trade trade remedies system. Australia’s anti-dumping responded with increased We hear China has be- enter the unknown. and Japan, the largest US tensions will encour- Anti-dumping investiga- system work for farmers’ tariffs of its own. gun to implement the China is levying an ad- pork customers by volume age China to accelerate These tariffs would ap- promised tariffs on pork. ditional 25 percent duty and value, respectively, its process of diversify- tions and countervailing provides more background ply only to US-originating In relation to the soy- on all imported American are both well-placed to ing trade relationships to duties are one mechanism on this initiative. products, including a 25 bean tariffs, China’s frozen and chilled pork take on some additional avoid reliance on any one percent increase to tariffs Ministry of Commerce cuts, carcasses and offal. US supply, as both mar- partner – especially one levied on pork. has said they would only The new tax greatly im- kets have been perform- that seems increasingly The next day, the US take effect after the cor- pairs US competitiveness ing well. erratic. doubled down with a list responding US measures in the China market, with We conclude that the This could provide ad- of China-specific tariffs were implemented. Rabobank – a leading likelihood of an over- ditional incentive for Chi- on 1300 imported prod- At this point, the tariff agricultural finance com- whelming surge of cheap na to accept Australia’s ucts worth $US50 billion. announcements can be pany – predicting that US US pork finding its way market access request for Only a few hours later, seen as a series of threats exports of pork to main- to Australian shores due pork. China published a corre- forming the backdrop for land China could drop to Chinese tariffs is small. 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Luke Steinborner Mobile: 0439 066 00 benefit from subsidies or direct support programs, middles and/or legs, they As a result of this meet- so why should we have produce full pigs, it is the ing, APL asked the Na- to compete with imported processors that are rec- tional Farmers’ Federa- For all your livestock needs product that has received Policy ognised as the Australian tion, through its member- government support in its industry that produces the ship on the International Provides high quality products, country of origin? by ANDREW ROBERTSON same product. Trade Remedies Forum It’s just not fair. Senior Policy Analyst Pig farmers are excluded (a body that advises gov- Delivered on time, When these products from forming part of the ernment on anti-dumping are sold in Australia at affected industry under policy), to seek a review of At competitive pricing, the current arrangements. the definitions of primary prices below those of the dumping and which coun- duction, creating a need home market, the product Obviously, the idea that industries that are eligible Supported by the best termeasures can be used. for excess steel products pig farmers are not part of to apply for anti-dumping is deemed to have been But beyond this, every to be removed from their ‘dumped’ – and the conse- the industry that produces relief. available technical service in market maintains its own markets. pork cuts is nonsense, but The purpose of this re- quences can be severe for set of anti-dumping rules, The dumped steel ends local producers. that is the way the system view is to confirm the animal and livestock nutrition. with specific method- up in markets like Aus- works. flaw in the governing leg- Australia’s anti-dump- ologies to identify and tralia, causing great harm ing system has been set To compound the prob- islation and recommend measure dumping and the to local manufacturers. lem, the very processors measures to address it. up to provide relief to lo- extent of injury to local Many pig producers be- cal industries that have eligible to seek relief from APL believes this will industries. lieve the Australian pork dumped products are the been injured by dumped enhance the fairness of When an Australian in- industry has been injured least likely to be dam- the system, providing av- imported product. dustry believes it is being by dumped product from aged by them, as 1) they enues for the wider agri- The government can, injured by dumped over- North America and Eu- are importing the cheap cultural sector to access if dumping has been seas product, it can re- rope – and they may be products themselves for reasonable and appropri- deemed to have occurred, Ph: 02 9609 7922 quest the Australian Anti- right – but they wonder use; and 2) they can pass ate trade remedies. Fax: 02 9609 7923 levy additional taxes or Dumping Commission why Australian Pork Lim- on any depressed prices APL’s discussion paper apply other measures in initiate an investigation. ited has not sought to to the Australian farmers. on the proposed review is Kym 0439 066 054 response to the dumped Recently, the steel in- initiate an anti-dumping APL has been aware currently under considera- [email protected] product. dustry has been very ac- investigation. of and frustrated by this tion by the Forum. Luke 0439 066 006 The World Trade Or- tive (and successful) in The reason is that, under [email protected] problem for many years. We will keep you up- ganization’s Anti-Dump- requesting anti-dumping the current interpretation Our previous attempts dated as it progresses. 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Garnished with www.primegro.com.au with salt and pepper. finely chopped parsley and crusty Results are based on typical progeny growth performance 2. Heat oil in a large deep pan over bread. achieved using Primegro Genetics grown under a high health environment and fed using the Rivalea Nutritional Program. For more pork recipes, visit pork.com.au Page 12 – Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2018 www.porknews.com.au Ingot Check the rolled gold of feed grain checks WITH grain the major However, Dr Rikard- variation within and be- ers of AusScan. and costly ingredient in Bell said while custom- tween NIR machines to The workshops also pig diets and contribut- ers knew the calibrations be properly examined.” addressed laboratory- ing much of the dietary were accurate, they also Graduate nutrition- specific issues, provided energy, Australian pork needed to be confident ist and Pork CRC IPP training in other uses producers are increas- that the laboratory’s Haylee Clifford man- for NIRS machines and, ingly demanding that NIRS machine was accu- ages AusScan at Alltech according to Dr Rikard- grains they feed have rate, routinely monitored Lienert at Roseworthy, Bell, the Aunir visit in- been accurately meas- and consistent. South Australia. formed and satisfied ured for their available “This is why Austral- “Alltech Lienert wel- nutritionists and feed digestible energy. ian AusScan users re- comes the opportunity formulators who use Aus- According to Pork CRC cently joined Aunir to be involved with Ingot Scan calibrations. Commercialisation and UK’s successful quality Check and AusScan, as The monthly Ingot Research Impact Man- assurance scheme, Ingot Ingot Check testing now Check, which has super- ager Charles Rikard-Bell, Check, which provides allows us to benchmark seded the much less fre- this is particularly the users with a monthly re- our testing and find ways quent AusScan ring test, case today, with a meg- port on the stability of to improve the service we markedly reduces sample ajoule of digestible en- the NIRS hardware and currently provide our cus- variation and is predom- ergy worth $20 to $35, calibrations that can then tomers,” Ms Clifford said. inantly an internet-based depending on the grain be submitted to auditors, While Ingot Check has service. price. providing independent operated in Australian Aunir UK takes a cen- “This is why AusScan’s proof of the laboratory’s laboratories since June tral role in the prepara- pig faecal DE calibration, competency,” Dr Rikard- 2017, in February 2018 tion and distribution of which predicts the DE Bell said. Aunir technical direc- reference samples for of cereal grains with an “The key to Ingot tor Chris Piotrowski and laboratories to scan and accuracy of +/- 0.26MJ, Check’s success is the commercial manager upload results through has become vital to pig timely distribution of Richard Wynn, along the Ingot Check online farming in Australia, as uniform reference sam- with Dr Rikard-Bell, held system. it allows nutritionists to ples to laboratories across quality-assurance work- www.porkcrc.com.au Graduate nutritionist and Pork CRC IPP Haylee Clifford with grain samples for formulate the most cost- the globe, with samples shops for Australian us- AusScan testing in the Alltech Lienert laboratory at Roseworthy, South Australia. effective diet,” Dr Rik- carefully prepared in the ard-Bell said. 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www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2018 – Page 13 New ETW SmartCycle biomethane plant in operation in France IN April 2018, energy France Marco Weiss said Cycle technology, already This means there is no PSA technology.” we needed a dry process business comprises the plant constructor ETW France is currently one of proven on larger systems, loss in yield or quality of Low lifecycle costs – simply because of the construction and mainte- Energietechnik from the most important mar- into a compact, flexible the biomethane produced. A high-quality industry reduced operating costs nance of combined heat Germany installed its kets for biomethane plants and energy-efficient con- The self-regenerating, standard paired with the compared to wet alterna- and power plants in the first biogas processing in Europe. tainer concept. dry gas treatment process special process advan- tives,” Winterhalter said. output range of 400 to plant in Scherwiller, “Biomethane is current- “In addition, this tech- has been continuously es- tages of the ETW Smart- “Therefore, only the 4600 kWel, as well as France on a Rytec plant. ly gaining ground in the nology will enable us tablished in the industrial Cycle PSA process, such membrane and PSA tech- highly efficient biogas The plant has been in neighbouring country,” he to establish ourselves in gas sector since the 1980s as the lowest energy con- nologies were available as upgrading plants that continuous operation said. many other markets with due to its extremely high sumption of all treatment options. produce pure biomethane since mid-April. “Energy experts assume similar development po- availability. processes, results in the “However, it was just as out of raw biogas using a This is a compact model that by 2030 France will tential.” With this property, the lowest lifecycle costs of important to the operator high-end PSA technology. of the biogas treatment be able to cover one-third The compact design re- process is predestined for all biogas upgrading pro- to minimise risks caused The company is a one- system ETW SmartCycle of its gas requirements duces space requirements use in France. cesses available on the by possible impurities in stop provider: from the PSA developed by ETW. with biomethane. and assembly times on the ETW sales manager for market. such a way that the op- transfer of biogas to the With a processing capac- “An essential prerequi- construction site. Biomethane Plants Dr “With more than erator could ultimately feed-in of power into the ity of 230 to 385 standard site for the implementa- Flexible operation, self- Oliver Jende said, “This 150,000 operating hours, choose substrates freely. grid and the provision of cubic metres of biogas per tion, however, is the ap- regenerating process is where biogas qual- our PPE processing sys- “Therefore, the PSA heat, ETW also takes care hour, this plant model has plication of efficient and Moreover, the flexible ity is less predictable tems have a total availa- process convinced us not of the construction, com- been specially developed practice-proven process- operation of the plant al- because large amounts bility of over 99 percent,” only because it systemati- missioning and mainte- for the French market. ing technologies. lows the operator to adapt of residues and waste Dr Jende said. cally regenerates, but also nance of CHP and biogas Plant manufacturer Ry- “In the recent past we directly to biogas produc- end up in biogas plants.” Plant operator Bernard because the molecular upgrading plants. tec from Baden-Baden is had a strong demand for tion without having to ac- “While in other systems Winterhalter is also op- sieve, due to its very high The clientele of ETW responsible for the entire compact plants in the cept losses in biomethane an increased risk of ef- timistic about the future. mass, is significantly less Energietechnik GmbH in- project development and performance class up to quality. ficiency losses and plant With the support of Ry- susceptible to impurities.” cludes large energy sup- the installed fermentation about 500 standard cubic The ‘smart’ process downtimes can be expect- tec, he has been work- Second plant under con- pliers, agricultural plants, line. meters of biogas per hour. control reacts fully auto- ed due to the presence of ing intensively on various struction municipalities and indus- Biomethane on the ad- “Together with our matically even to large- contaminants in the bio- processing methods since And so it is no coinci- trial businesses of vari- vance French partner GASEO, volume flow fluctuations gas, we can handle these 2016. dence that ETW Energie- ous types and sizes, all of ETW Energietechnik we have decided to in- and changing raw gas conditions on the basis “At that time it quickly technik and GASEO are which attach importance GmbH managing director tegrate our ETW Smart- qualities. of our ETW SmartCycle became clear to us that currently building the sec- to eco-friendly, economic ond plant for the French energy generation. market at Arcis-sur-Aube One of the strategic in the northeastern French highlights is the imple- department of Aube. mentation of economic, Here, the treatment ca- sustainable plant concepts pacity will be 870 stand- that are planned individu- ard cubic metres of biogas ally and adapted to the per hour from a waste fer- respective requirements. mentation plant. A qualified service The biomethane plant team ensures operational will be installed before reliability and maximum the end of this year. availability of the plants. Company profile The medium-sized, fam- ETW Energietechnik ily owned enterprise em- GmbH has been develop- ploys a staff of 80 and is ing and producing energy managed by its founder plants in Moers, Germany Helmut Weiss and his two since 1997. sons Marco and Carsten. The company’s core

In April 2018, biogas upgrading plant constructor ETW Energietechnik installed its first biogas process- ing plant in Scherwiller, France.

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