FAO project to prevent potential African swine fever incursion in China
With China relying heavily on the pork production industry and owning almost half the world’s domestic pig population, an incursion of ASF would have a catastrophic impact.
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Russia: Rosselkhoznadzor continues expert assessment of Chinese meat processing plants
The plants’ capabilities of complying with CU and RF veterinary and sanitary requirements and standards applied to pork production will be assessed.
European Union: first signals of production increase after two years of reduced pig meat supply
The decline in production took place in the first half of the year and there are now signs of a recovery in production.
EU: important decrease in the pork exports
During the seven first months of this year 1,554,443 tonnes of pork have been exported, and this represents a fall by 9.4% with respect to the same period in 2013.
Oxygen, Fuel and a Spark—Looks like fire ahead for US producers
All the ingredients required for a pig industry expansion: Oxygen (PEDv becoming manageable) + fuel (high profits and lower feed ingredient prices ahead) + a spark (intentions to farrow 3-4 % more sows).
Downfall
All the European markets lower the prices very quickly to position their meat as best as possible with respect to its rivals. The search for alternative markets is essential…
United Kingdom: total number of pigs down in England
The total number of pigs in England decreased by 2.8% from 4.1 million animals in 2013 to 4.0 million in 2014.
Philippines: DA moves to ensure pork and chicken supply for the Holidays
Currently, the Agriculture agency is monitoring the prices and supply to prevent possibilities of price spikes and shortage when the demand for these commodities increases during the holidays.
France: the main pig abattoirs in 2013
20.2% of the slaughterings were carried out in the abattoir Cooperl Arcatlantique.
Colombia resumes the importation of live pigs from US and Canada
There were trade restrictions due to the presence of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) in both countries.
Russia: expert assessment of pig products shipped from China to Russia
An agreement was achieved on the coming visit of the Rosselkhoznadzor delegation with the purpose to survey pork exports to Russia from two meat processing plants of the Heilongjiang County.
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NewsPhilippine province bats for native hogs
The government of Pangasinan province in Northern Philippines has signed an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to develop the province’s native hog production.
Brazil: important increase of the pork exports to Russia and Hong Kong
During last August, Russia and Hong Kong had an involvement in the Brazilian pork exports of 34.40% and 23.12%, respectively, and they were the markets that showed the highest growth.
Russia: temporary restrictions on import of porcine products and live pigs from Estonia
Due to African swine fever occurrence in the territory of Estonia temporary restrictions on import of porcine products and live pigs have been imposed since September 11, 2014.
Spain will be able to export pork to Taiwan
The agreement will allow the exportation of fresh meat and offal, as well as of all kinds of pig meat products.
Chile: the electronic certification for facilitating pork exports to China is activated
The first products to access this process will be pork and grapes.