APHIS proposes to recognize Mexico as free of Classical Swine Fever
This newly proposed action would relieve CSF-specific restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products from Mexico.
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APHIS announces Malta’s status for certain swine diseases
After a thorough evaluation, APHIS determined that the surveillance, prevention, and control measures implemented by the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Malta are sufficient to minimize the risk of introducing these diseases into the United States. View the determination here.
Mexico: negotiations for exporting more products to China
Health authorities from both countries analysed the health protocols for exporting avocados from Jalisco, and Mexican bananas, pig by-products, horse meat and beef.
The French pig production drops
In the first semester of 2017, pig production fell by 4.7% with respect to the same period in 2016.
Canada: hog production up
Hog producers reported 14.1 million hogs, up 2.1% from July 1, 2016, marking the fifth consecutive year-over-year increase.
Spain: increase in the exports of pork and pork products to Mexico
Spain is the fourth pork supplier to Mexico, only beaten by the USA, Canada and Chile.
Improving risk management tools for European farmers
With the evident consequences of climate change, high price volatility, greater exposure to the agricultural global market and other uncertain factors, it is vital for European farmers to have access to suitable and appropriate risk management tools.
The USA agrees to export pork to Argentina
US pork will enter the Argentinian market for the first time since 1992.
European import duties for maize, sorghum and rye updated
This revised tariff, triggered by an automatic mechanism that calculates import duties, will avoid putting European producers at a disadvantage.
Stepped cascading drop
September will witness a series of drops in price, like a cascade. The abattoirs demand incentives to increase the slaughterings. The limit of the fall will depend on the international context.
Canada: Highlights from the 2016 Census of Agriculture
Statistics Canada conducts the census every five years. The information collected offers a statistical portrait of Canada's farms, and its farm operators.
US Producers Getting Impatient for the Deal Makers to Do Their Magic
There is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen to the US pork export picture now that President Trump has pulled out of TPP and wants to renegotiate NAFTA.
Russia needs to become cost competitive
This means looking at ‘whole business decisions’, being able to do good calculations that take into account all production factors. Taking decisions on single traits, like born alive, have no place in a modern effective pig industry.
EU agri-food trade with Japan
On 6 July 2017, the European Union and Japan reached an agreement in principle on the main elements of an EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.
May 2017: Agri-food exports bounce back above average values
The report shows that the total value of EU agri-food exports increased by 9% in May 2017 compared to last year.
Good results for the Brazilian pork exports
The exports where better in terms of value but worse in terms of quantity with respect to the first semester of 2016.