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The framework has been approved to detect, contain, and prevent African swine fever in the Americas.

Belgium regains an important export market following the recovery of its ASF-free status.

The UK's pig industry is facing slaughter backlogs and export bans in the midst of COVID-19 and Brexit challenges.

During the last Council of Ministers of Agriculture, the Danish delegation provided information to ministers regarding the future revision of EU legislation on animal welfare.

New CSF cases in the north of the state have been reported to the OIE.

The CO₂ industry has come to an agreement to ensure UK businesses, including slaughterhouses, have access to a sustainable supply of CO₂.

As of October 1, the state of Brandenburg will pay €150 for each wild boar hunted in the ASF restricted areas.

According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, the number of ASF outbreaks in the country is down from last year, but the risk of disease spread remains.

According to the FAO meat price index, global pig meat prices declined in September while ovine and bovine prices increased.

Record shipments to Mexico and strong growth in several other markets helped offset the expected slowdown in muscle cut exports to China.

Global cereal production is expected to be less than consumption requirements in 2021/22, leading to a drawdown in world inventories.

The EU pigmeat market is in a difficult situation due to increased production and decreased demand from food services and China. Prices have been falling steadily in the past months.

China remains the leading importer of Brazilian pork.

Previously, examining all wild boar hunted in good health was only mandatory in the districts of Görlitz and Bautzen, but this has now been extended to the districts of Meissen and Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains as well as to the state capital Dresden.

At the Agriculture Ministers' Conference in Dresden from September 30 to October 1, the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture called on the state ministers to commit to the conversion of livestock farming.

The arrangement allows for the safe trade of swine products from disease-free zones in Canada in the event of an ASF outbreak.

The label gives pig farmers the opportunity to differentiate themselves by going above and beyond the legal standards for animal welfare.

Overall feed production is projected to rise slightly during the remainder of 2021 and into 2022.

If forecasts are correct, it will be a record production year for Brazil's swine industry.

The so-called Animal Health Troika met with the European Commission in Brussels to discuss the joint approach to combat African swine fever.

This year ASF cases have already surpassed the total for 2020. Even so, the pig industry is expected to see growth.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, this year will see positive trends and production will exceed 5.5 million tons.

See the global pork production and trade forecasts for 2021 from the USDA's world markets and trade report.