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These 81 new projects led by 48 states, universities, industry organizations, and veterinary diagnostic laboratories will increase the nation’s ability to rapidly respond to and control animal disease outbreaks.

The organization will work to increase the number of pigs to meet the demand for pork in the local market.

EFSA has just published its annual epidemiological report on African swine fever (ASF).

Spanish exports of pork products in Q1 2024 decreased by 11% compared to the same period of the previous year.

New Autonomous Trade Measures will be in effect until June 5, 2025.

The Ministry of Agriculture signs an agreement with the interprofessional organizations Interovic, Interporc, and Provacuno to promote the excellence and diversity of the Spanish meat sector in the international market.

World corn production is expected to be lower due to a cut in the U.S. crop, and exports are expected to fall in Brazil, Argentina, and Ukraine. The new soybean crop outlook is good, with significant increases in production, international trade, and final stocks.

The aim is to put an end to one of the most distorting instruments in the commodities market.

The lull in rains and low temperatures next week should help to finish the harvest without major problems. Progress in first soybeans is 88% and 90% in early corn when they should have already been completed. In second soybeans, 45% is still to be harvested.

Restrictions have been lifted in some areas of the country, while new restricted zones have been established elsewhere.

The exercise will practice and test the government and industry's preparedness to manage the impacts of an ASF outbreak in domestic pigs and its detection in a major abattoir.

The Resolution seeks to protect veterinary antimicrobial products as a fundamental tool for therapeutic use by veterinarians when the health of animals is threatened.

The implementation of this proposal would harmonize current and future labeling.

On the occasion of the state visit of the President of the People's Republic of China, the French Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Marc Fesneau, signed several ambitious agreements and protocols.

Pig slaughter fell by 1.8% year-on-year.

PHP10 million has been allocated to assist 5,000 affected hog raisers across the province.

Hog production dropped by 4.3% annually.

New national action plan on antimicrobial resistance launched to protect people and animals from the risks of drug-resistant infections.

In 2023, the production of plant-based products as an alternative to meat increased by 16.6% over the previous year.

The framework will strengthen cooperation to support the implementation of the One Health agenda in the European Union.

The system allows genetic sequences of PRRSV to be compared with those in the Swine Disease Reporting System.

In the last three months, per capita consumption has been estimated at around 15 kg per capita per year, almost 1.5 kg below the average recorded in 2023.

The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock and the country's vice president announced the country's updated self-declared sanitary status.

The average price per ton of imported product was 1.4% higher than the average in the first quarter of 2023.