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For the first time, India agrees to allow U.S. pork imports.

The temporary ban seeks to increase the number of pigs in the country to mitigate rising pork prices.

African swine fever has now been reported in three states in the country in both domestic pigs and wild boar.

Pig meat exports saw substantial growth in South Korea but fell in China for January-September 2021.

This is the first official report of African swine fever in Thailand.

ASF has been confirmed in North Macedonia for the first time. It was found on a backyard farm with 18 susceptible animals and there were 3 cases located in Dramce (Delčevo), in the east of the country.

This proposal to revise EU rules on the information provided to consumers is part of the EU’s ‘farm-to-fork’ strategy.

Meat exports from Russia are up 30% from 2020.

This last year saw the most outbreaks in pigs since 2018.

USDA reviews Philippine pork production, trade, and prices in 2021 and makes projections for 2022.

Following the confirmation of two new cases of African swine fever, Italy intensifies surveillance and control measures and expands the affected area.

The number of pig farms is also decreasing, but there are more pigs per farm.

The FAO meat price index for pig meat has continued to fall.

There were 74.2 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms in December.

The ballot initiative will ban the sale of pork from hogs born to sows housed in pens that don’t comply with Massachusetts’ new standards.

By November 28, exports of Russian agricultural products totaled $31.2 billion, which exceeds the total for the entire previous year.

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.