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The Presidency will focus on animal welfare, digitalisation and reducing food waste and Farm to fork.

An additional $14 billion dollars is available for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.

There was a 4.5% reduction in the number of pigs slaughtered in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019.

The DGCCRF has carried out inspections to verify compliance with the rules of labelling and traceability of meat: pork, beef, poultry, and lamb.

The plan guides agency efforts to tackle foodborne pathogens.

In the first quarter of 2020, German companies produced 37% more meat substitute products than for the same period in 2019.

Its aim is to develop recommendations and suggestions for agriculture in Germany that are economical, ecological, sustainable, and socially acceptable.

Earth Map empowers FAO’s Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform and allows anyone with basic Internet access to tap critical climate, environmental and agricultural information.

As pig production continues to recover, the pork supply is gradually improving, which is expected to keep Q4 pork prices lower than last year.

After pandemic emergency measures are lifted and economic activities resume, Mexico is expected to see a more favorable year for the pork industry in 2021.

Swine production and slaughter will hit record lows in 2020 as ASF continues to impact China’s hog industry. However, the supply decline will bottom out in 2020, and 2021 beginning hog and sow inventories will be up.

Continued strong exports of EU pork and wheat helped to mitigate trade challenges in the first five months of 2020.

China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Argentina, First countries to close their borders to German pork after the confirmation of ASF.

This is another important turning point for the recovery of live pig production capacity following the year-on-year growth in the breeding sow census in June.

Today, the EU and China signed a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union against usurpation and imitation.

During the Informal Meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers, the Minister's initiative for an EU-wide animal welfare label met with broad support.

June exports of U.S. pork fell below year-ago levels for the first time in 2020, but exports remain on record pace for the year, according to USDA data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Singapore, already a major importer of Brazilian pork, increased its purchases in 2020.