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After pushback to an executive order lowering tariff rates of pork, a compromise reduces market access gains.

Between January and February, Spain exported 42% of the value of exports to the Philippines for all of 2020.

China's Ministry of Agriculture released its "China Agriculture Outlook Report (2021-2030)" late last month.

The social crisis affecting Colombia in recent weeks has halved pork production.

The Argentine National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) conducted the sanitary controls and authorized the importation of the first shipment of breeding pigs from Canada.

The current pig inventory of Poland is at levels seen 70 years ago.

UK launches first ever action plan to improve the welfare and conservation of animals.

The minimum access volume for pork imports has been raised amid the shortage of supply caused by the spread of African swine fever.

The Department of Agriculture is distributing "sentinel" piglets in areas where there are no reported cases of ASF.

The facility will be built in the city of Assis Chateaubriand, Paraná, and will have the capacity to slaughter 15,000 animals per day.

The European Commission has approved financial support schemes for Slovenia and Latvia to support pig farmers affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

Total agricultural production saw a 3.3 percent drop in the first quarter of 2021, but hog production suffered much more.

An outbreak of African swine fever was registered in a finishing barn of a swine enterprise with 15,000 susceptible pigs.

The main pork market indicators show strong performance compared to the same quarter last year.

After the relaxation of ASF restrictions, all commercial pig farms in Bulgaria can now sell their pork to the rest of the EU.

The meat price index has risen seven consecutive months with pig meat quotations firming.

Dutch exports of finishing pigs have decreased by almost 45% due to a significant decrease in shipments to Germany, the leading destination.

U.S. pork exports in March posted the highest monthly value on record and set new volume records.

The value of exports to China rosen, driven by growing demand for pig meat and coarse grains, as well as rapeseed and sunflower oils.

Need to address the double challenge of meeting growing demands for animal proteins while reducing AMR risks.

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus has been reported for the first time in Nepal.

Rabobank expects a gradual recovery in the pig herd, yet higher raising costs and demand uncertainty are expected to moderate the pace of growth. See the market summary for China, the U.S, Europe, and Brazil.

The carcass tested positive for African swine fever virus with the gene fragment sequence matching the ASF virus strain from mainland China.

International quotations showed an upward trend, putting pressure on domestic prices and affecting feed production.