NEW YORK, April 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED) (NYSE Alternext:ALHOG), one of the largest independent hog production and hog nutrient companies in China, today announced a Media and Analyst Conference.
When: April 14, 2010, 12:15 pm EDT
Where: NASDAQ MarketSite, 4 Times Square, New York, NY
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This conference follows on AgFeed's recent announcement of their admission to the NYSE Alternext, 2010's first cross-listing from a U.S. listed company. The company has also been identified by Forbes as one of China's Best 'Up-And-Coming' Businesses. COO and CEO of Hog Production, Gerry Daignault will be available for interviews before and after the video conference. Please contact Christi Flood, above, to schedule.
ABOUT AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC.
NASDAQ Global Market listed AgFeed Industries (http://www.agfeedinc.com/) is a U.S. company with its primary operations in China. AgFeed has two profitable business lines -- animal nutrients in premix, concentrates and complete feeds and hog production. AgFeed is one of China's largest commercial hog producers in terms of total annual hog production as well as one of its largest hog nutrition companies in terms of revenues. China is the world's largest hog producing country that produced over 645 million hogs in 2009, compared to approximately 100 million hogs produced annually in the U.S. China also has the world's largest consumer base for pork consumption. Over 62% of total meat consumed in China is pork. Hog production in China enjoys income tax free status. The feed markets in which AgFeed operates represent a $20 billion segment of China's $58 billion per year animal feed market.
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