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Permitted levels of zinc allowed in starter piglet diets are under discussion as Canada reviews its Feeds Regulations.

A total of 33 countries in the Americas and the Caribbean agreed to join efforts to support the DR in implementing actions to control and eradicate African swine fever and prevent its spread.

In the first half of 2021, German pork production decreased by 1.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.

Pork was the main driver of this amount with the volume of pork shipments increasing 2.5 fold.

According to the 2020 agricultural census, 79% of pigs were kept on fully slatted floors.

US preparing to establish foreign animal disease protection zone to safeguard Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the entire U.S. swine industry.

With the modifications of this new regulation, the hygiene regulations applicable to products of animal origin are updated.

According to the FAO meat price index, global pig meat prices fell in August due while bovine, ovine, and poultry meat rose.

The lifting of the Japanese embargo is particularly significant as Japan represents an important market for the Belgian pork sector.

In the first half of the year, Russia supplied $15 billion worth of food products to foreign markets - an 18% increase over the same period last year.

The foreign demand for Brazilian soybean meal has heated up again.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has just published guidance for preventing transmission of COVID-19 within food businesses that updates the interim guideline issued in April 2020.

USDA predicts growth for Brazil's pig and pork production in 2021 and 2022.

The 21/22 season will have a record sowing of 8.25 million hectares.

U.S. pork exports closed the first half of the year on a strong note, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Two farms have reported outbreaks of ASF so far in 2021 affecting a total of 13,124 susceptible animals.

USDA predicts that pork production in China will decrease in 2022 due to low inventories and a smaller sow herd.

According to Rabobank's quarterly report, redistribution of pork trade could place downward pressure on pork prices in exporting regions.

A report on the implementation and impact of mandatory indication of the country of origin for certain meats has been published.

While poultry, ovine, and bovine meat prices increased, global pork prices fell in July.

So far three ASF outbreaks on pig farms have been reported in 2021.

This investment will ultimately help prevent and minimize the negative impacts of COVID-19 and other emerging and zoonotic diseases on animal health, the economy, public health, and food security.

In mid-September, the European Parliament is due to vote on a ban on the use in animals of antibiotics of importance in humans.

OIE data show positive samples were found in backyard farms in April.

European Commission allows the use of certain animal proteins to feed non-ruminant farmed animals such as pigs and poultry.

A total of 22 organizations from 18 Latin American countries have formed a continent-wide committee to prevent the entry of African swine fever into the region.

The authorities are going to intervene in the backyard farms in these provinces to prevent further spread of the disease.

Following the confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) positive pigs in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Colombia have taken extreme sanitary measures to prevent the introduction of this serious disease.

The number of organic pigs increased by 36% between 2010 and 2020 and represents just under 1% of the total pig inventory.

Since last May, Chinese imports of pork and offal have been below the values of the same month of the previous year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic through an existing cooperative surveillance program.

To date, 31 outbreaks have occurred in domestic pigs, some of them located in areas where the disease had not been detected before.

The export value of pig meat in the first four months of 2021 was up 10% from last year.

The Department of Agriculture has allocated PHP41.6 million for 18 localities and the province of Pangasinan that were affected by ASF.

New regulations address slaughter, disease control, and legal ramifications for noncompliance.

In the first six months of 2021, Brazil shipped 562,700 tons of pork

So far this year, 11 cases of African swine fever have been reported in eight provinces.

According to Copa-Cogeca, after the complicated situations experienced in 2020 across Europe, a more optimistic 2021 harvest is expected in the EU, with a total of 292.45 and 30 million tons of cereals and oilseeds, respectively.

According to the Chinese government, the breeding sows in the country are at 102% of the levels they were at the end of 2017.

The second cleaning and disinfection was already mandatory for Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, and all third countries.

In the Märkisch-Oderland district, the presence of African swine fever has been confirmed in another farm of domestic pigs.

Ministers called on the Commission to carry out a full impact assessment of the initiative, as well as to provide funding for farmers transitioning away from cage systems.

The country's pork production is up 36% in the first half of 2021.

EFSA is stepping up its efforts to halt the spread of African swine fever in Europe by expanding its campaign to a further nine countries.

The Friedrich Loeffler Institute has confirmed the first cases in two domestic pig farms in Spree-Neisse and Märkisch-Oderland.

The results of the evaluation of antibiotic control over a seven-year period are presented in the third QS status report.

USDA announces $500 million for expanded meat and poultry processing capacity as part of efforts to increase competition.

The ‘EU farm economics overview’ report provides an overview of key economic developments in European agricultural holdings up to 2018.

To encourage pig production, small farms will no longer need environmental approval for their new projects.

Fueled by impressive growth in a wide range of destinations, U.S. pork export values shattered previous records in May, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

The North American Meat Institute released new industry-wide “Food Safety Equipment Design Principles” for all equipment used in meat and poultry establishments to address food safety hazards.

Twelve regions reported decreases in pig production during the first quarter.

Pork imports spiked from April to early June, following a series of executive orders cutting tariffs and increasing the allowable import volumes.

In 2020 consumption of organic products rose by 14% in Flanders and organic hog production saw a significant increase.

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook for 2021-2030 provides insight on global pigmeat production, and consumption for the next ten years.

In June, price quotations for all meats represented index rose, according to the FAO Meat Price Index.

Since Colombia has recovered its FMD-free status with vaccination, Peru has lifted restrictions on pork.

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides projections for world oilseed and cereal markets for the period 2021-2030.

Both African swine fever outbreaks in wild boar (7,429) and in pigs (526) have increased compared to the same period last year.

According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of pig farms has decreased by 47% in the last ten years.