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Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao remained to be the regions with highest swine population.

Output for this quarter was 2.55 percent higher compared with the 2017 level.

MEPs want the European Food Safety Agency to publish safety studies before a product is authorised to go on to the market.

The Government will invest up to $1.5 million in the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) to adopt a virus detection system to support animal health.

European Commission is organising a Ministerial Conference on the “Eradication of African swine fever (ASF) in the EU and the long-term management of wild boar populations” on Wednesday 19 December in Brussels.

“This is the first step towards prohibiting the use of antibiotics considered critical for humans”.

The European Commission welcomes approval in the European Parliament of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement.

The new rules will facilitate the access of organic and waste-based fertilisers to the EU Single Market. It also introduces limits for cadmium and other contaminants in phosphate fertilisers.

The House of Representatives passed the 2018 Farm Bill conference report, sending the bill to the president’s desk for his signature.

All the outbreaks are located in the province of Gifu and affect both wild boars and domestic pigs

Although ASF has yet to reach Myanmar, which imports pigs and pork from China for local consumption, the government is raising efforts to curb the illegal trade of pork.

The guidance document is intended to assist the applicant in the preparation and presentation of an application for the authorisation of a feed additive.

When returning to the United States after visiting a farm or being in contact with animals in a country with ASF or any other foreign animal disease, you should declare this information to US Customs and Border Patrol.

Even though the amount of land used for agricultural purposes in the EU is projected to continue to fall between now and 2030, most arable crops are expected to increase their production according to the EU agricultural outlook report.