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The total amount of pork imported during the first 9 months of this year has reached 3,280,000 t.

The 0.7 percent growth was due to the increases in crop and fisheries production. Declines in outputs were recorded for livestock and poultry.

The agency will support the competitiveness and sustainability of the pork sector by enabling the development and implementation of promotional and research activities.

Through the first three quarters of the year, United States pork exports were 16% ahead of last year’s record pace in both volume and value according to USMEF.

Tariffs on pork will be cut from 12.5% to 0%.

As Canada's plant-based food industry grows, the Government is working to provide greater clarity on the regulations that apply to meat and plant-based substitutes.

Portugal continues to expand its swine sector driven by increasing foreign demand, mainly from Asia. Portuguese live swine exports to Spain have boomed due to tight Spanish hog supplies.

Illegally transported pigs infected with African swine fever represent the majority of cases reported in China in 2020. Cases of ASF on farms and in one wild boar have also been reported.

On October 27, Belgium submitted an application to the European Commission and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to regain its African swine fever "free" status.

New African swine fever situation: 11 more cases confirmed, including one positive case outside existing core areas

Following Belgium's self-declared "ASF free" status, the Philippines has lifted the temporary ban on the import of domestic pigs, pork, and semen originating from Belgium.

ASF has been detected in Saxony for the first time in a wild boar, according to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).

Officials from the Colombian Agriculture Institute (ICA), have been working in the departments of Vaupés and Bolívar to maintain zones free of classical swine fever (CSF) and zones with low prevalence.

Shipments from Visayas and Mindanao will be increased starting this week to address the current low supply and artificial high prices of pork in public markets in Luzon.

The number of confirmed ASF cases in Germany has reached 103, all within Brandenburg.

Pork production so far this year continues to increase, according to the latest report by the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa).

Summary of the ongoing and resolved African swine fever outbreaks in Asia during the period from October 2 to October 15, 2020.

Between January and September 2020, the country's pig slaughter has increased by 2.4% compared to the same period last year.

The Philippine Department of Agriculture is looking into the reasons for a rising pork price despite an increased frozen pork supply.

European countries continue to reduce the use of antibiotics in animals.

Tariffs on pork to be gradually reduced to 0%.

China has purchased over $23 billion in agricultural products, approximately 71% of its target under the Phase One Agreement.