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A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.

As of May 3, 2021, the number of pigs in Germany stood at 24.6 million head.

The number of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms was down 2% from June 2020.

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.

Pig slaughter in Germany was down 4.2% in the first quarter of 2021.

The new resolution will allow the commercialization of genetically modified animals and their products.

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

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.

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

The Portal brings together information from more than 200 databases on crops, climate, and rural credit, as well as information on the fisheries industry and geo-referenced images of rural Brazil.

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.

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.

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

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