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Global meat prices reached an all-time high in May but pig meat prices fell on high export availabilities.

Wheat prices rose for a fourth consecutive month. Palm, sunflower, soy, and rapeseed oils all saw monthly price declines.

The outbreak, affecting nearly 2,000 pigs, happened in Greater Poland, the largest pig-producing region in the country.

Pork represents 35% of Russian livestock production.

For the second year in a row, French pork production declined slightly last year.

EU agri-food trade results have been published for February 2022.

There is a pig farm located within three kilometers from the place where the ASF-positive wild boar was found.

To protect the French territory, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the sanitary surveillance of wild boar will be reinforced.

Spain, Canada, and Brazil were the leading pork suppliers in the first four months of the year.

The World Organisation for Animal Health has analyzed the current global situation through the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS).

Hog slaughter, pork production, and consumption showed slight growth, while international trade fell in both imports and exports.

Corn production and international trade will be reduced due to lower supply from Ukraine, while for soybeans, record production levels are expected in Brazil, the United States, and Argentina.

Denmark has developed a national PRRS control plan to reduce the number of positive pig farms.

NIFA will invest $25 million through new and existing workforce development programs to provide a pipeline of well-trained workers to meet the demand for increased independent processing capacity.

After several months, the OIE has reported two outbreaks of African swine fever on backyard farms.

The outbreak affects finishing pigs on a farm located in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Pig slaughter and local pork production saw significant increases and there was a decrease in exports.

The spread of animal diseases and the continuing global grain market rally fuelled by the Russian reinvasion of Ukraine is expected to reduce compound feed demand in 2022 by 4 - 5 million tons.

For several months, no new cases of African swine fever have been found in the first affected areas of the Oder-Spree, Spree-Neiße, and Dahme-Spreewald districts.

The improvement in production is explained by the larger area planted for second-crop corn, in addition to better development at the end of the crop cycle.

The European Commission will gather monthly data on levels of stocks in the EU of cereals, oilseeds and rice.

The new extraordinary ordinance establishes a control body, expands the infected area, and specifies the safety measures to be applied.

Farmers and agri-food businesses affected by significant increases in input costs can receive support.