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The representatives of the veterinary services of Mexico, Canada and the USA ratified their commitment for keeping the health status in the region with the aim of providing confidence regarding the health certifications.

Post projects Japan’s total hog slaughter in 2017 to sustain at nearly the same level as the previous year at around 16.37 million head.

The most significant volumes of exports were traditionally provided by poultry farmers.

FVE comments on criteria and conditions for derogating from basic requirement of meat inspection carried out by the official veterinarian under article 18 (7) and 18 (8) of Regulation EU n. 625/2017.

In a historical change, Mexico has begun exporting swine for breeding purposes.

Today, 21 September, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada enters into force provisionally.

La balance commerciale agro-alimentaire de l'UE reste largement positive avec un surplus de plus de €2 milliards en juillet 2017.

The European Commission has agreed to allow the use of EU funds to help Polish pig farmers who will have to cease their activity in the context of African swine fever.

The shipments to China have dropped by 31% with respect to the same period in 2016.

The ICEX Spain Exports and Investments has published a report drafted by the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Milan on the fresh meat market in Italy.

Tierwohl Initiative is an initiative that implies farms, abattoirs and supermarkets, and whose aim is to offer a better end product quality through the improvement of the animals’ welfare.

A new study by FAO and published in Global Food Security found that livestock rely primarily on forages, crop residues and by-products that are not edible to humans and that certain production systems contribute directly to global food security, as they produce more highly valuable nutrients for humans, such as proteins, than they consume.

PJSC Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, announces that it has come first in the 2016 Agroinvestors ranking of Russia’s top meat producers.

July pork export volume dipped below its year-ago level for the first time in 15 months, with export value also down slightly.

On the other hand, between January and August 2017, there has been a drop by 2.3% in comparison with the same period in 2016.