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EU pigmeat production is expected to continue increasing in 2021, as additional production in some EU countries more than compensated for the decrease due to ASF in Germany.

Between April and June 2021 excess pork production in China has lowered pork prices, caused small and medium producers to liquidate farm inventories, and limited piglet restocking.

The state crisis team to combat ASF in Brandenburg has decided to build a protection corridor along the border with Poland.

Finishing pigs saw the biggest improvements. SEGES data for Danish productivity in 2020 show major improvement for finishing pigs...

From January to May of this year, pork imports have increased by 65%.

Government seeks to provide consumers with adequate and affordable food, and to lower inflation.

New regulation requires minimum floor space for breeding sows and bans the sale of pork in California that does not come from animals housed under these standards.

This year is looking strong for U.S. soybean exports.

As of May 3, 2021, the number of pigs in Germany stood at 24.6 million head.

A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.

The significant fall in antibiotic use in food-producing animals suggests that the measures taken at country level to reduce use are proving to be effective.

A total of 278 pig farmers will receive funding through the Subsidy Scheme for the Remediation of Pig Farms to close and demolish their pig farms.

The proposal will come as part of the ongoing revision of the animal welfare legislation under the Farm to Fork Strategy.

The past month has been fraught with ASF outbreaks in pigs.

So far this year, seven outbreaks of ASF have been detected in domestic pigs, three of them in the Lodzkie Voivodeship.

The number of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms was down 2% from June 2020.

The presidency concluded by emphasising the global aspect of the threat and the need to take action at international level.

The new resolution will allow the commercialization of genetically modified animals and their products.

Pig slaughter in Germany was down 4.2% in the first quarter of 2021.

The provisional political agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council on the new Common Agricultural Policy introduces a fairer, greener, more animal friendly and flexible CAP.

The proposal will allow the use of insect proteins and non-ruminant proteins (collagen and gelatin) in poultry and swine feed.

The Portal brings together information from more than 200 databases on crops, climate, and rural credit, as well as information on the fisheries industry and geo-referenced images of rural Brazil.

The volume of pork on the Chinese market has continued to increase recently. In May, the slaughter volume increased 44% year-on-year.

In the first trimester of 2021, 22,000 tons of pork were shipped. This amounted to 43% of all imports of pork in the country.

This arrangement would serve to minimize trade impacts to the Canadian swine sector while protecting the swine populations in both countries.

OIE and ASEAN will further expand regional animal disease control programmes to include African swine fever and classical swine fever.

The Commission’s Animal Welfare Platform recommends the establishment of a voluntary labelling scheme at EU-level.

The pork trade balance was again positive in 2020, both in volume and value. The trade surplus was US$ 4.03 million, while in 2019 there was a trade deficit of US$ 47.3 million.

The Chief Veterinary Inspectorate announced that inspections of slaughterhouses will intensify.

A review of the effectiveness of sampling procedures, monitoring period, and minimum radius of the protection and surveillance zones for FMD.

The province of Batangas is the first in the country to be cleared of African swine fever.

A tight market outlook for oilseeds is expected for 2020/21 and coarse grains stocks are forecast to fall below opening levels for the fourth consecutive season.

New figures show the amount of antibiotic prescribed to treat pigs on UK farms in 2020 fell by 5%.

EFSA has concluded that the additive can no longer be considered safe in animal feed.

From January to May, Brazilian pork exports grew by 18.44% in volume compared to the same period in 2020.

A third-level warning for an excessive slump in hog prices alerted pig farmers to adjust their plans to stabilize supplies.

Uncontrolled movement of scavenging stray pigs to blame for the first incidence of ASF in the country.

EFSA experts have assessed the role of food producing environments in the emergence and spread of AMR.

New ASF outbreaks in Germany, Poland, and Slovakia prompt redefining and enlarging of restricted zone boundaries.

European Commission launches public consultation on review of the EU marketing standards for agricultural products.

Food and feed trade associations, hauliers, farmers and veterinary and environmental health professional organisations have joined together to propose an urgent new veterinary agreement and streamlined processes to resolve restrictions to exports to the EU, Britain’s largest trading partner.

EU and US take decisive step to end aircraft dispute.

Once this change is made, these important drugs can only be used in animals under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

The Philippines can start exporting beef, carabeef, pork, chevon, mutton and their by-products to Japan.

Despite a month on month decline in May, production is still up from last year.

Following a record-breaking March performance, exports of U.S. pork continued to build momentum in April, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Caged animal farming could be phased out in the European Union by 2027, say MEPs

World meat output is forecast to expand despite the many challenges facing meat value chains while global meat trade is seen heading towards a stagnation.

Starting June 21, 2021, piglet producers can apply for financial aid to renovate their farms.

To prevent the movement of infected wild boars, a new general order on animal diseases prohibits hunting in the entire Frankfurt (Oder) area.

These are amongst the main findings published by the European Commission in the monthly trade report for January-February 2021.

Industrial compound feed production in the EU remained stable in 2020 despite the combined effect of the spread of animal diseases and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chinese authorities have released a work plan to improve the mechanism for adjusting pork reserves as part of efforts to stabilize the market as it has seen frequent fluctuations.

The largest pork-producing state in Brazil, Santa Catarina, maintains export growth.

In 2020, antibiotic use decreased for swine and remained the same in cattle, but increased in chickens.

EFSA has assessed the risk of African swine fever spreading through outdoor pig farms and has proposed biosecurity and control measures for outdoor farms in ASF-affected areas of the EU.

The Food Industry Association (VdEW) and the Food, Beverage and Catering Union (NGG) reached an agreement during negotiations on minimum wages for meat industry workers.

The departments of Boyacá, Caquetá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Santander, Tolima and Sur del Casanare are now declared free of CSF.

The FAO Meat Price Index continues to rise, up 10% from last year.

An outbreak of African swine fever has been confirmed near the town of Gnuszyn which is located in restricted zone II, formerly a "red" zone.