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In an effort to make their pigs more marketable after the show, Ohio showmen will no longer be able to use this feed additive to promote lean muscle growth.

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 182.5 points in January, down from December, marking a break from eleven months of continued increases.

The ministry has budgeted 20 million euros in 2020 to promote the purchase of anaesthetics, providing financial support to livestock farmers.

In the last ten days at least six dogs have died from Aujeszky's disease in the provinces of Forlì, Cesena and Rimini.

The new Animal Welfare Act respects animals as living and sentient beings, forming the framework for improving animal welfare for animals in Denmark.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Andrés Valencia Pinzón, reported that Colombia has once again achieved FMD-free status through vaccination.

U.S. pork exports posted new volume and value records in 2019, reaching nearly $7 billion, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.

The main objective of the facility is the inclusion of small and medium-scale producers, who will have access to top quality genetics.

China moves to ensure animal product supply amid coronavirus epidemic control. Fears of spreading the disease threaten the livestock industry.

According to AMIS' Market Monitor, geopolitical tensions including the US-China trade agreement along with the rapid spread of coronavirus may impact agriculture markets.

The Greek Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of the ASF in a small farm located in Serres, in the north of the country.

Didier Guillaume, Minister for Agriculture and Food, announced 15 measures to combat animal abuse and improve animal welfare.

The Government of Navarra has confirmed the death of four dogs with symptoms consistent with Aujeszky's disease. All of them had been in direct contact with the same wild boar, during a hunt in the Anué Valley.

Ireland's agri-food exports were at a record €14.5 billion in 2019. With strong demand for pigmeat, exports reached €941million.

Lower prices for grains and oilseeds are projected, but hinge on trade tensions and the influence of ASF, especially in China.

ASF jumps south to the province of Davao Occidental. Fifteen districts are under investigation and at least 100,000 animals are at risk.

At the one year anniversary of the EU-Japan trade agreement, have these countries made good on their promises to increase exports, including pork?

Last week, President Sebastián Piñera signed the bill creating the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development to boost the activity of one of Chile's economic drivers.

New Civil Code recognizes that animals have feelings, putting 'animals' in a new category apart from 'people' and 'goods.' Animal rights organization GAIA is satisfied with this new legislation.

The United Kingdom will leave the European Union at midnight tonight. This follows the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement this week by both the European Parliament and Council.

According to the USDA, Polish hog inventories and pork production decreased 4% in 2019 and are expected to decline further due to ASF and a reduced feed supply.

In 2019, slaughter volume increased slightly, due to heavier pigs, under favorable economic conditions and very attractive prices for pork production.

At present, five Russian enterprises are authorized to supply pork products to Vietnam.

Global action and effective collaboration and communication between all relevant stakeholders is urgently needed in the fight against ASF.

The Ministry of Agriculture promotes the responsible use of drugs in the livestock sector to avoid resistance to antibiotics, fungi, viruses and parasites.

The European Commission has called for proposals for campaigns promoting agri-food products in the European Union.

A transparent and harmonised EU animal welfare label could meet rising consumer expectations, open a new market, and improve animal welfare.

Foreign sales of pork grew 33%.

Created by the Commission, the online database "eAmbroasia" consolidates all the terms protected by geographical indications (PDO, PGI) and by the Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (TSG) label.

Brazil bans the import, manufacture, sale and use of tylosin, lincomycin and thiamulin as growth promoters.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) launches the second phase of its awareness campaign focusing on the role of travellers as carriers of African swine fever.

The share of domestic production in domestic consumption should be at least 85% for meat and meat products.

Chinese pork imports increased by 75% over the last year.

The number of hog farms has declined by more than one third from 2010 to 2019. Small farms are disappearing.

The Japanese government announced it will seek revision of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control to allow preventative culls in case of an ASF. The disease continues to spread elsewhere in East Asia.

ASF cases continued to increase in EU countries during the past year and the disease appeared for the first time in Slovakia and Serbia.

The Padova authorities have seized almost 10 tonnes of pork from China that entered the EU illegally.

Rising disease pressures continue to challenge the global market and will remain the major change driver in global animal protein in 2020, according to Rabobank’s latest Pork Quarterly titled ‘Opportunities Are Emerging from Risks.’

Production down and November imports up 164%. Officials urge for cooperation in stabilizing pork prices. Some retailers will sell at less than market value for the Lunar New Year, Tet holiday.

The German Federal Ministry is currently extending ASF regulations, allowing authorities in Länder to erect fences and other wildlife barriers in the event of an outbreak.

Iloilo City extends the October 2019 ban on the entry of hogs and pork products from Luzon and other ASF-positive areas.

ASF greatly affected global pork output and export last year. Global pork output was down 8.5% from 2018. Increased output expected in the Americas. China's pork import up 35%.

EU-Vietnam free trade agreement will gradually eliminate almost all tariffs. The full Parliament is set to cast its final vote in February.

African swine fever has been detected in Bulgaria for the first time and has affected pigs on a backyard farm in the province of Varna.