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To date, there are 34 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a slaughterhouse in Fleury les Aubrais. The company will be closed temporarily by a prefectoral order.

Some agricultural products broke historical records for monthly export volume, including pork with 63,000 tons.

The aim of the platform is to facilitate the marketing of products from the field, bringing producers and consumers closer together, providing an opportunity for pig farmers as well.

A new decree will come into effect on May 15, authorizing the movement of walkers and cyclists in ASF-infected areas of the forest.

The FAO Meat Price index registered the fourth consecutive monthly decline.

The Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service forecasts a 20.5% increase in Mexican pork exports.

Unlike human medicine, veterinary medicine has not previously had a regulatory framework that would allow telemedicine practices.

The DLG expert committee has certified the first three isoflurane anesthesia devices for the castration of piglets.

A previously unrecognized bacterium that causes signs of lung disease found in pig carcasses has now been named.

Exports to China are up by 77% and account for 60% of total European pork product exports.

Vion and Westfleisch have had to temporarily close some of their plants due to COVID-19 infecting their employees.

In late April, nearly one-third of slaughterhouses reduced production or closed, and hog prices were forced prices down 35%.

For the first time the average pigs born alive per litter surpassed 14 pigs. Live weight and growth rate increased for growing and finishing pigs.

Underpinned by record production, US pork exports completed a tremendous first quarter with new March records for volume and value.

Many slaughterhouses are now back online, at least in some capacity, following outbreaks of COVID-19 among employees.

Global meat production fell by 1.0 percent after two decades of steady growth. Global meat exports rose by 6.8 percent – the fastest year-on-year expansion since 2012.

Aimed at managers and staff on pig operations, the guide is intended to help make decisions: which animals should be euthanized and which method of euthanasia to use depending on the type of animal.

The Dalian Commodity Exchange has been approved to carry out hog futures trading.

India has confirmed the presence of ASF in the state of Assam.

A new tool developed by IFPRI monitors restrictions in food trade and assesses their impacts for food availability.