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In May 2023, the pig inventory in this German state reached 5.73 million head on 5,410 farms, of which 2.84 million were finishing pigs.

The Bundestag has approved the law submitted by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture for mandatory state labeling according to animal husbandry.

Last week, three more outbreaks of African swine fever were reported on farms in eastern Poland.

Argentina has a total of 76,737 farms authorized by Senasa, with the highest concentration in Buenos Aires, followed by Córdoba.

Senators introduced the EATS Act to ensure state autonomy over agricultural practices following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 12.

Global pig meat production is expected to drop slightly.

FAO’s latest release of the Food Outlook points to likely increases in production across most categories.

A letter urges Congress to reintroduce the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act to prevent states from impeding interstate agricultural trade.

Spain has imported over 14% more piglets from the Netherlands so far this year.

African swine fever hit two of Rusagro's sites in the Far East region of the country.

A new study shows that seven out of ten Danes pay attention to animal welfare when they buy food.

The EU must strengthen its food security, autonomy and resilience of its farming sector in the light of COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and climate change.

There were no significant changes in the first update of the crop estimates for the new 2023/24 season, which is why the influence of this update on prices and the general market was virtually negligible.

The recommendation seeks to encourage the prudent use of antimicrobials in humans and animals through a series of voluntary measures.

The UK pig industry has surpassed the reduction target in total antibiotic use set by the RUMA Targets Task Force.

Agricultural entrepreneurs can make their businesses more sustainable or take advantage of voluntary termination schemes.

Genesus has published its list of the World’s MEGA Producers.

USDA is taking action to ensure the integrity of animal-raising claims for meat and poultry labels.

Pork production has decreased by 6%.

This affects movements longer than 8 hours of equids and domestic bovine, ovine, caprine, and porcine animals.

In 2022, pig production fell again (-2.2%) against a backdrop of decreasing French and European herds.

Exports in May reached 1.3 million metric tons of grains and other foodstuffs. That is less than half of the previous month.

Exports reached €18.6 billion in value terms, which is 10% higher than February 2022.

The suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – are in place for another year.