Panama seizes pork from China at the airport
The confiscation affected a passenger that transported pork in her luggage and that arrived on a connection flight that came from Los Angeles but originating in China.
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USDA modernizes swine slaughter inspection for the first time in over 50 years
For the first time in more than five decades, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is modernizing inspection at market hog slaughter establishments with a goal of protecting public health while allowing for food safety innovations.
Mexico/EEUU: joint inspection pilot program for speeding the agriculture and livestock sector exports
The program involves that the shippings having a USA safety certification from the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) cross the Mexican border without inspection.
South Korea confirms the presence of ASF for the first time
The disease has been confirmed on a pig farm near the border with North Korea.
Statement on Brexit preparedness by EU Commissioner for Agriculture
On 4 September 2019, the European Commission adopted the latest in a series of Brexit Preparedness Communications, in which it reiterated the call to all stakeholders to prepare for a no-deal scenario.
The FAO pig price in August up
In August, price quotations for pigmeat strengthened further, underpinned by a strong import demand from Asia.
China: Pork and soya to be excluded from additional tariffs
China will exempt american soybeans, pork and other agricultural products from additional tariffs.
Janusz Wojciechowski proposed as new Commissioner of Agriculture
President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented her team and the new structure of the next European Commission.
EU: Pork exports to China grow by 42%
From January to June, European pork exports to China have reached 965,768 tonnes: 42% more than in the same period in 2018.
Nicaragua presents its national pig production development strategy
This strategy poses as its core ideas genetic improvement, health and production management, the implementation of good environmental practices, the development of the agroindustry, and the access to markets.
Germany: New drop in pork production
According to data by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), meat production fell by some 2.6% or 102,700 tonnes in comparison with the first semester of 2018.
New forecasts for global cereal production
FAO also released a new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, raising its July forecast for global cereal output by 22 million tonnes to 2 708 million tonnes, 2.1 percent above the 2018 outturn.
U.S. pork exports were record-large in July
U.S. pork exports were record-large in July according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.
Russia: Agricultural cooperation with Vietnam and Japan
Representatives of the agrarian departments of Russia and Vietnam discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture, including increasing the volume of trade in agricultural products and food, cooperation in the field of veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance and the development of investment cooperation.
Current situation of ASF in Asia
Since the emergence of ASF in China in August 2018, the disease has been detected in Mongolia, North Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Philippines.
EU: High-level coordination and preparedness meeting on ASF
It is expected to lead to further technical coordination in Europe by putting around the table the chief veterinary officers of ASF-affected countries.