Czech Republic and Poland call for EU support in battle against ASF
The countries call on the EU for support in cooperation, control measures, and financing of veterinary programs concerning African swine fever.
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Poland, Germany, Czech Republic join forces in the fight against ASF
The meeting highlighted the strategic importance of actions to combat African swine fever in Europe. Veterinarians from the tree countries participated.
ASF Germany: Eliminating the wild boar population in the white zone
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has issued the necessary authorization to amend the ASF Ordinance to reduce the wild boar population in the "white zone" as much as possible.
China's pig census sees growth in October
China continues to see growth in pig and sow census, improving the country's supply and demand balance.
FAO biannual outlook on coarse grains and oilcrops
The FAO forecasts global coarse grains and oilcrop production in 2020 to increase to record levels.
EU publishes evaluation on origin-labelling for meat
This evaluation assessed how efficient, effective, consistent and relevant the legislation is, and whether it usefully supplements national efforts.
EU agri-food trade sustains growth during January-July 2020
The positive net trade balance remained boosted by continued strong exports of pig meat, wheat and coarse grains.
UK far from self-sufficient in pig meat, implications for lockdown and Brexit
The United Kingdom imports 60% of its pig meat. This has implications for both how the market responds to coronavirus related national lockdowns and the upcoming end of the Brexit transition period.
FAO biannual outlook for global meat production
An expected drop in pig meat production, mostly in Asia due to ASF, is responsible for much of the foreseen 0.5% downturn in global meat production in 2020.
China bans pork imports from two Danish slaughterhouses
China has stopped imports from Danish Crown's slaughterhouses in Sæby and Horsens.
Russia increases exports of live pigs
Russia has exported over 112,000 head of live animals between January and October, 40,300 of which were pigs.
ASF Germany: Saxony establishes a restricted zone
To prevent the spread of ASF in Saxony, the state has issued a decree defining a restricted zone with special regulations for hunters, pig farmers, and the general public.
FAO meat price index: nine months of decreases
Pork prices fell due to the drop in prices of German products.
China surpasses 3 million tons of imported pork
The total amount of pork imported during the first 9 months of this year has reached 3,280,000 t.
Philippines: Agricultural production up, hogs down in third quarter of 2020
The 0.7 percent growth was due to the increases in crop and fisheries production. Declines in outputs were recorded for livestock and poultry.
Canada: New pork promotion and research agency will help sector thrive
The agency will support the competitiveness and sustainability of the pork sector by enabling the development and implementation of promotional and research activities.