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The provisional political agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council on the new Common Agricultural Policy introduces a fairer, greener, more animal friendly and flexible CAP.

The proposal will allow the use of insect proteins and non-ruminant proteins (collagen and gelatin) in poultry and swine feed.

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The volume of pork on the Chinese market has continued to increase recently. In May, the slaughter volume increased 44% year-on-year.

In the first trimester of 2021, 22,000 tons of pork were shipped. This amounted to 43% of all imports of pork in the country.

This arrangement would serve to minimize trade impacts to the Canadian swine sector while protecting the swine populations in both countries.

OIE and ASEAN will further expand regional animal disease control programmes to include African swine fever and classical swine fever.

The Commission’s Animal Welfare Platform recommends the establishment of a voluntary labelling scheme at EU-level.

The pork trade balance was again positive in 2020, both in volume and value. The trade surplus was US$ 4.03 million, while in 2019 there was a trade deficit of US$ 47.3 million.

The Chief Veterinary Inspectorate announced that inspections of slaughterhouses will intensify.

A review of the effectiveness of sampling procedures, monitoring period, and minimum radius of the protection and surveillance zones for FMD.

The province of Batangas is the first in the country to be cleared of African swine fever.

A tight market outlook for oilseeds is expected for 2020/21 and coarse grains stocks are forecast to fall below opening levels for the fourth consecutive season.

New figures show the amount of antibiotic prescribed to treat pigs on UK farms in 2020 fell by 5%.

EFSA has concluded that the additive can no longer be considered safe in animal feed.

From January to May, Brazilian pork exports grew by 18.44% in volume compared to the same period in 2020.

A third-level warning for an excessive slump in hog prices alerted pig farmers to adjust their plans to stabilize supplies.

Uncontrolled movement of scavenging stray pigs to blame for the first incidence of ASF in the country.

EFSA experts have assessed the role of food producing environments in the emergence and spread of AMR.

New ASF outbreaks in Germany, Poland, and Slovakia prompt redefining and enlarging of restricted zone boundaries.

European Commission launches public consultation on review of the EU marketing standards for agricultural products.

Food and feed trade associations, hauliers, farmers and veterinary and environmental health professional organisations have joined together to propose an urgent new veterinary agreement and streamlined processes to resolve restrictions to exports to the EU, Britain’s largest trading partner.

EU and US take decisive step to end aircraft dispute.

Once this change is made, these important drugs can only be used in animals under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian.