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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.

More than 50 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe are currently affected and the Americas are trying to prevent incursion into their territory.

Members of the European Parliament rejected all proposals to reserve meat-related names for products containing meat.

The live pig census has been restored to 84% compared to 2017 levels, and pork prices are falling.

Between January and September 2020 exports of Argentine pork products and by-products have increased by 63%, with China being the main destination.

Denmark has committed to reduce ammonia emissions by 24% in 2020 compared to 2005 in order to comply with the ammonia standards in the EU NEC directive.

The new regulation modifies sampling, the reference method for detection, and import conditions with respect to Trichinella control.

For the first time, the entire food system is taken into account as a whole – from producers to consumers.

Pig production continues to recover. In September pork prices fell slightly. Corn and wheat prices are up, soybean prices are down.

Despite COVID-19 and uncertainties related to Brexit, EU27 agri-food trade continued to grow in the first six months of 2020, the net trade balance boosted by continued strong exports of pig meat.

The increase in the pig production cost index was driven by the 5.93% variation in nutrition costs.

U.S. exports of feed grains in all forms (GIAF) end marketing year at nearly 101 million metric tons.

The European Commission has published the external study, ‘Study on Future of EU livestock: How to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector?’, to contribute to the debate on the sustainability of the livestock sector.

The German minister is not yet considering private storage and has emphasized the need to reduce the number of pigs in pens.

Global pork production forecast to be higher in 2021 due to recovery from both ASF and COVID-19. Demand from China to fall 6% and US production expected to be up slightly.

The affected farm had 721 animals. The most recent outbreak in domestic pigs occurred almost exactly a year ago.

As part of Brandenburg's strategy to combat ASF, a so-called "white zone" will be established around the first core area "Sembten/Neuzelle".

Embrapa and NCAH to study the genetic and antigenic evolution of viruses circulating in pigs in Brazil and their relationship with human influenza viruses.

In the first half of 2020, 2.6 million tons of pork were produced in Germany.