Russia blocks the establishment of the conciliation panel in the dispute with the EU regarding pork
According to the Russian authorities, the Russian Federation aligned its measures completely with the organization's guidelines.
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Trade Committee MEPs give greenlight to landmark EU-Japan trade agreement
Largest bilateral trade deal ever for the EU, timely signal supporting open, fair, rules-based international trade.
The end of mimicry: the floor price is near
The almost mimetic similarity between the Spanish price curve in 2015 and 2018 ends here and now. We think that it is completely impossible that the decrease in price reaches €0.95, like then.
FAO: Food prices dip in October
International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices.
Venezuela closes its borders to the trade of Colombian animals and their products
After the new foot-and-mouth disease cases in Colombia, the Venezuelan Government has forbidden the entry of Colombian animals and their products.
Important decrease in the number of farms in Belgium
The main trait of the Belgian agricultural sector is the structural decrease in the number of farms that leads to the concentration of land ownership.
Miratorg increases pig production in live weight by 1.9% to 312 thousand tons for the first 9 months of 2018
Russia’s largest pork producer, reports an increase in pig production by 1.9% to 312 thousand tons in live weight from January to September 2018 in comparison with a same period of last year.
Japan: ASF contaminated meat inside luggage at an airport
The contaminated sausages were found in the luggage of a passenger from Beijing.
Commission publishes report on application of competition rules in the agricultural sector
The report published by the Commission is the first focusing specifically on the application of EU competition rules to the agricultural sector.
USDA lifts restrictions on some pork imports from Poland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has agreed to lift restrictions on imports of some fresh and frozen pork from Poland that were put in place October 18, 2018 due to potential risk from African Swine Fever (ASF).
Latest agri-food trade figures: EU exports are stable
Exports of pork continue to decline.
Forecasts for US pork production and exports in 2019
The FAS foresees an increase in the US production of pork for next year.
USA: Pork export value under pressure
Pork export value averaged $44.29 per head slaughtered in August, down 8 percent from a year ago, while the January-August per-head average dropped 1 percent.
USDA suspends pork imports from Poland
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has suspended entry of imports of fresh and frozen pork and pork products from Poland while it completes a review of that country’s export protocols.
Income increase in the EU farming sector
The Commission published the latest Farm Economics Overview report which shows that incomes in the EU farming sector grew in 2014 and 2015, which increase reverses the decline seen in 2013.
Commission presents EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements for signature and conclusion
The European Commission adopted the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements, paving the way for their signature and conclusion.