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Low breeding sow numbers and African swine fever will push EU pigmeat production further down in 2023. Further decline in exports to China will contribute to a reduction of EU exports.

More Danish farmers will have the opportunity to apply for subsidies to cover their slurry tanks and thus help reduce ammonia emissions.

Russia increased meat production by 12.2% in the first 2 months of this year.

The Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) is currently providing support to the national swine industry in order to unify the different associations that make up this sector.

Trends in Danish pig farming according to the June 1 agricultural and horticultural census.

The latest data from the Central Statistical Office show that slaughter animal production was significantly higher in 2021 than in 2010.

Projects focus on enhancing prevention, preparedness, early detection, and rapid response to the most damaging diseases that threaten U.S. livestock.

Inspections reveal that more than a third of hobby farmers do not display signs prohibiting feeding food scraps.

Alberta hog inventory numbers, prices, slaughter volume, and exports.

Outbreaks of African swine fever have spread in the country even in the winter.

In 2022 Germany exported almost 2.9 million tons of meat and meat products, mostly to other European Union countries.

The Member States have amended the Commission's proposal to extend the scope of the Directive to intensive livestock farms.

According to Eurostat data, in November/December 2022, the EU's swine inventory totaled 134 million pigs (down 5% from 2021).

This should ensure that the risk of animal welfare violations during transport is reduced.

The heads of the FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH issued an unprecedented call for enhanced global action

There was a significant decrease in Danish pig meat exports to countries outside the EU in 2022.

The announcement was made by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (Invima), after finalizing the sanitary certificate with the National Center for Animal Health of Cuba (Cenasa) guaranteeing the export of pork and pork products from Colombia to Cuba.

Report on the potential economic consequences of an African swine fever incursion into Australia.

Since 2011, pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers have been required to report how many antibiotics they supplied to veterinarians in Germany.

The new Regulation replaces the previous one as the epidemiological situation in the European Union has evolved.

Manufacturers saw an overall decrease in the production of compound feed in 2022.

Media reported a possible surge of ASF in the northern part of the country.

An estimated five million hogs have been killed due to African swine fever since its appearance in the country in 2019.

Modest growth in the animal protein sector is expected to raise China’s soybean imports for marketing year 23/24.