China authorises new Brazilian plants to export meat
With the new authorisation, Brazil has 11 pork plants authorised to export to China.
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Germany: the Bundesrat rejects the compulsory animal welfare labelling
The initiative presented by Lower Saxony regarding obligatory nature of an animal welfare labelling did not reach the needed majority when voted in the Bundesrat last September 20th, 2019.
Pork leads the Brazilian agricultural and livestock growth forecasts
According to the forecasts of the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil, the agriculture and livestock products with a greater dynamism in the next decade will be pork, soybean, cotton, cellulose, maize, chicken, milk and sugar.
Global food consumption growth and changes in consumer preferences
Income growth and changes in consumer preferences have resulted in a consumption increase of products of higher value (such as meat and dairy products) in emerging economies.
Japan will allow the vaccination of pigs against CSF
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Taku Eto, announced the revision of the specific CSF prevention guidelines to enable the preventive vaccination of pigs.
EU: increase in pork export values
A 12.6% increase compared to last year, EU agri-food exports reached €13.07 billion for July 2019, another monthly record.
OIE: New group of experts to prevent the entry of ASF in the Americas Region
The recent spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe, and more recently in Asia, is responsible for huge economic losses within the pig industry, endangering the livelihoods of many smallholders.
China to invest in live pig industry
The investment will focus on upgrading and rebuilding the pig farms.
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NewsRussian agricultural exports to China grows
The agricultural exports to China grew 27% and exceeded $1.9 billion.
Germany approves a new state and voluntary label in favour of animal health
The federal government has agreed on the introduction of a state and uniform label in favour of animal health to tag animal-derived food. The Bill on the labelling in favour of animal welfare was approved last September 4th, and it would regulate in a first stage, the labelling of pork.
Second ASF outbreak in South Korea
The OIE/WOAH has informed of a new case of African swine fever (ASF) on a commercial farm in the South Korean province of Gyeonggi.
China: fiscal measures to increase hog production
China has decided to strengthen its fiscal policies in a move to facilitate hog production and guarantee stable pork supply, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Thailand: pigs culled amid African swine fever fears
The Thai Livestock Department told the media that 200 pigs had been culled in the country's northern province of Chiang Rai.
The Minister of Agriculture of Denmark opens a pork plant in China
The Minister of Food of Denmark, Mr Mogens Jensen, opened the new Danish Crown plant in China last week.
Rules to calculate and to migate the environmental performance of the red meat
The European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) has developed a document with the aim of creating a comprehensive and harmonised scientific methodology that can be used by the industry stakeholders to calculate the product environmental footprint of red meat and to determine the impact of the red meat supply chain.
Spain becomes the first pork exporter to China
Between January and July, pork and pig offal exports from Spain to China reached USD561.4 million. With these figures, Spain is now the first pork and pig offal supplier to China, overtaking Germany.