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An estimated 41% of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals were for use in swine in 2020.

The project will assess the acceptance and applicability of information and communication technology (ICT) based tools in pig and poultry farming.

Taiwanese citizens called for a referendum voted against reimposing the ban on the importation of pork from the US.

Exports in November were the lowest they have been in 10 months.

The long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas is a European Commission initiative to develop a common European vision for 2040.

The EMA Management Board acknowledged the preparations for the implementation of the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation.

On January 1, 2022, the decree prohibiting the castration of piglets without anesthesia will come into force.

Global pig meat production in 2021 is forecast to exceed the 2018 level, but trade is to remain stable.

See the Brazilian swine industry balance for the year 2021 and the projections for 2022.

The rising costs of fertilizers and raw materials for animal feed are impacting the agricultural sector.

Starting next year, China's import tariffs for pork will return to their previously higher levels.

The Czech Republic informed the Commission about the challenges facing the pigmeat sector in Europe.

The aid totals PLN 1,000 for every 10 piglets born per sow, up to a maximum of 500 sows.

This recognition will allow for continued exports to China of pork products from ASF-free zones in the event the disease is present in France.

October pork exports were below last year’s large total but year-to-date shipments remained slightly above the record pace of 2020.

Cem Özdemir has been appointed as the new Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin.

Meat markets will be influenced by sustainability, societal and health concerns over the coming decade, according to the EU agricultural outlook 2021-31.

EU One Health report: drop in reported zoonotic diseases in humans and foodborne outbreaks in 2020.

EU cereal production is expected to decline, driven by a lower feed use. In contrast protein crops production will grow significantly.

An investment of more than $4.6 million will go to three projects to grow the pork industry and to help farms face the threat of ASF.

The site is located outside the previously established core zone of the restriction area and is directly in the border area to the neighboring state of Brandenburg.

The Council and the Parliament agreed to update the way regional farming statistics are reported in the EU.

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), and the Danish Veterinary and Food Agency (DVFA) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to continue cooperation between Colombia and Denmark in veterinary and food safety matters.