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On November 21, 2024, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2024/2895, amending Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 as regards the food safety criteria for Listeria monocytogenes.

According to official statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, local pork production has decreased by 15% since ASF was detected in the Dominican Republic. Considering import volumes during that period, the decline in production is likely to be even greater.

Pig slaughter in the first nine months of 2024 was up 2.6% year-on-year.

The “Animal Welfare Manual” for livestock species has been adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development through several resolutions.

African swine fever remains a significant challenge in the Dominican Republic. Despite initial emergency response efforts, the disease is now endemic, with outbreaks showing an upward trend in 2024 and continuing to consistently appear throughout the country.

From November 18 to 24, World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week is being celebrated, focusing on preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

So far this year, pork production has been close to 1.5 million tons.

African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in the district of Oberhavel in the state of Brandenburg for the first time.

Following the signing of the agreement, the union strike planned for December 4 and 5 has been called off.

The growth is driven by poultry and bovine demand. Pig meat output is expected to decline.

Including the world's first carbon emission tax for agriculture, this agreement marks the biggest change to the Danish landscape in over 100 years.

The European Parliament suggests giving companies an extra year to comply with the EU deforestation law, enabling gradual implementation.

Approved by Chile's Congress, the Treaty must be ratified by all EU member countries for it to enter into force.

Compared to the October report, cuts were made to U.S. and EU corn harvests, and global soybean projections were lowered.

European producers warn about the risks of the EU-Mercosur agreement, citing failures in food safety standards and the use of banned substances.

The Biosecurity Fund for Dominican Swine Farming was created through the signing of an agreement between representatives of the Dominican government and international agricultural health organizations.

China officially declared Peru free of foot and mouth disease, a sanitary status that opens up opportunities to export beef and pork.

A total of 2.5 million hectares of soybeans have already been planted in the core region. Activity this week has been intense with 1.6 million planted in the last seven days.

Dashboards will help monitor trends in antimicrobial resistance patterns and detect emerging resistance profiles.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FAVV) is calling on hunters to be extra vigilant for African swine fever this hunting season.

Spanish pork exports fall slightly in the first nine months of 2024, with notable increases in the Philippines and Japan.

Nicaragua carries out a pig census in the regions of the North and South Caribbean Coast, Jinotega and Matagalpa

Between January and September of this year, Chinese imports of pork and offal have decreased by 21%.

China, which opened its market for Russian pork in February 2024 after a 15-year ban, ranked third with a volume of about 30,000 tons through September.