Russia: Meat production on the rise
Production volume of cooled or chilled beef, pork, lamb, goat, and horse meat from January-October 2020 increased by 11.4% compared to the same period in 2019.
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Production volume of cooled or chilled beef, pork, lamb, goat, and horse meat from January-October 2020 increased by 11.4% compared to the same period in 2019.
The High Court declared regulations and minimum standards regarding farrowing crates and mating stalls unlawful and invalid.
The European Commission has published Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 on the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria, which repeals Commission Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU.
From January to September, the production of slaughter pigs increased by 10.4% compared to the previous year and amounted to 3.9 million tons (live weight).
RUMA reports antibiotic usage in the UK pig sector has dropped by 60%, but aims to further reduce use by 2024.
Legislation setting out how farmers and land managers in England will be rewarded in future with public money for “public goods” passes into law.
The declaration comes after over 12 months without declared outbreaks of ASF in recent wild boar carcasses.
Following recognition of the equivalence of the Spanish inspection system for pig meat and offal, Spanish establishments are able to export these products to Peru.
The surplus in the agrifood product trade balance increases in Mexico. Pork was one of the products with the highest international demand.
Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly threatening global agri-food systems and food security. FAO calls on livestock farmers to fight against AMR.
Pig farmers in China are actively restocking their farms and expanding operations following African swine fever outbreaks.
Hog slaughter in Canada is up slightly from 2019 while exports have increased 18% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2020.
Animal and feed transport vehicles from certain third countries with a risk of foot-and-mouth disease must be inspected upon return to the EU.
The total number of ASF cases in Brandenburg and Saxony now stands at 156.
Exports of pork and pork products have increased by 19% between January and August. China remains the main destination.