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Meat exports from Russia are up 30% from 2020.

This last year saw the most outbreaks in pigs since 2018.

USDA reviews Philippine pork production, trade, and prices in 2021 and makes projections for 2022.

Following the confirmation of two new cases of African swine fever, Italy intensifies surveillance and control measures and expands the affected area.

The number of pig farms is also decreasing, but there are more pigs per farm.

The FAO meat price index for pig meat has continued to fall.

The ballot initiative will ban the sale of pork from hogs born to sows housed in pens that don’t comply with Massachusetts’ new standards.

Two suspected cases have been identified, one in Franconalto, Piedmont region, and the other in Isola del Cantone, Liguria region.

ASF has been confirmed in a wild boar found dead in Alessandria.

By November 28, exports of Russian agricultural products totaled $31.2 billion, which exceeds the total for the entire previous year.

An estimated 41% of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals were for use in swine in 2020.

The project will assess the acceptance and applicability of information and communication technology (ICT) based tools in pig and poultry farming.

Taiwanese citizens called for a referendum voted against reimposing the ban on the importation of pork from the US.

Exports in November were the lowest they have been in 10 months.

As of June 2021, the pig inventory was at 1.10 million head, representing a 3.5% decrease from the same period last year.

The long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas is a European Commission initiative to develop a common European vision for 2040.

The EMA Management Board acknowledged the preparations for the implementation of the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation.

On January 1, 2022, the decree prohibiting the castration of piglets without anesthesia will come into force.

Global pig meat production in 2021 is forecast to exceed the 2018 level, but trade is to remain stable.

See the Brazilian swine industry balance for the year 2021 and the projections for 2022.

The rising costs of fertilizers and raw materials for animal feed are impacting the agricultural sector.

Starting next year, China's import tariffs for pork will return to their previously higher levels.

The Czech Republic informed the Commission about the challenges facing the pigmeat sector in Europe.

The aid totals PLN 1,000 for every 10 piglets born per sow, up to a maximum of 500 sows.

This recognition will allow for continued exports to China of pork products from ASF-free zones in the event the disease is present in France.

October pork exports were below last year’s large total but year-to-date shipments remained slightly above the record pace of 2020.

Cem Özdemir has been appointed as the new Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin.

Meat markets will be influenced by sustainability, societal and health concerns over the coming decade, according to the EU agricultural outlook 2021-31.

EU One Health report: drop in reported zoonotic diseases in humans and foodborne outbreaks in 2020.

EU cereal production is expected to decline, driven by a lower feed use. In contrast protein crops production will grow significantly.

An investment of more than $4.6 million will go to three projects to grow the pork industry and to help farms face the threat of ASF.

The site is located outside the previously established core zone of the restriction area and is directly in the border area to the neighboring state of Brandenburg.

The Council and the Parliament agreed to update the way regional farming statistics are reported in the EU.

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), and the Danish Veterinary and Food Agency (DVFA) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to continue cooperation between Colombia and Denmark in veterinary and food safety matters.

The Agricultural Inputs Bill was approved in the first debate of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

In view of the favorable epidemiological situation of CSF, Bulgaria has been removed from the EU list of restricted zones.

China has published statistics for the country's total sown area, yield, and total grain output in 2021.

Over the last 5 years, production in the swine industry has increased by 39% (1.5 million tonnes).

Argentina and the European Union integrate their systems for issuing health certificates with electronic signatures for exports of animal products and by-products.

This working paper published by USDA explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected U.S. pork processing plants, including measuring changes to regional slaughter in 2020.

Parliament’s committee of inquiry into the protection of animals during transport adopted its conclusions and recommendations.

The Flemish government has decided to allocate additional funds to VLAM and Belpork for pork marketing and support for pig farmers.

Commission decides to refer SPAIN to the Court of Justice of the European Union for poor implementation of the Nitrates Directive.

The new facility will be used to inspect imported containerized agri-fishery commodities to strengthen the country’s food safety regulatory system.

The fourth consecutive monthly rise in the value of the FFPI, putting the index at its highest level since June 2011.

EU pork exports during September decreased by 26% compared to the same month of the previous year and by 9.4% compared to August.

ABPA has reported on the authorization of nine companies exporting pork to Russia.

This case was found in an area previously free of ASF, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

ANETIF has signed a memorandum of understanding with the CMA to bring together meat companies from both countries.

Pig slaughter in Portugal during the first nine months of 2021 grew by 1.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.

African swine fever was first reported in south of Haiti but since then ten cases have been reported in the north.

This is the first outbreak of African swine fever in North Chungcheong Province.

Swine populations on both backyard farms and commercial farms have seen significant declines.

Over 230,000 pigs have been sacrificed this year due to African swine fever outbreaks in Vietnam.

According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the total number of pigs at the beginning of November was 5.98 million. This is 3.2% less than a year ago.

This is the sixth outbreak in the Swietokrzyskie voivodeship, however, this outbreak was in an area that was previously free of restrictions.

Pork production grew by 8.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

The grants will allow slaughter and processing facilities to expand capacity and efficiency.

September and October have seen reductions of more than 40% in Chinese pork imports compared to the same period of the previous year.

New policy strengthens biodiversity and adheres to EU environmental and climate laws and commitments.