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Global pork trade could face significant shift in trade flows in the second half of 2018, due to trade tensions and the possible impact of African swine fever.

Meeting between Deputy Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Konstantin Savenkov and Director of EC Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Michael Scannell was held in Brussels on September 28, 2018.

So far, the main pork supplier to India has been Belgium.

The cases now rise to 29.

This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop of total EU cereal production, estimated at 8% below the last five-year average.

Significant reductions in sow numbers were registered in Romania, Poland and Germany.

Some of the EU’s trade partners do not recognise the regionalisation principle and 13 countries have suspended pork imports from Belgium.

New draft rules to better protect farmers against buyers’ unfair trading practices were approved by the Agriculture Committee.

After 6 weeks without the confirmation of new cases in Shenbei nor in Zhengzhou, the Ministry has decided to lift the restrictions in these regions.

The veterinary authorities of Colombia have confirmed the appearance of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in the disease containment area.

The Great Coalition in Berlin has given an answer to the pig producers' concerns and wants to postpone the ban on piglet castration without anaesthetics.

After the detection of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in wild boars in Belgium, the National Task Force met at the Ministry of Agriculture to implement different measures.

As of tomorrow, October 2nd, pork shippings will be controlled to detect the presence of the ASF virus DNA.

Some 1,000 farmers showed their unrest due to the situation in the sector before the seat of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture.

On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada announced the completion of negotiations toward a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The Department of Animal Health (DAH) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies (MAPA) of Brazil is increasing the health surveillance measures with the aim of avoiding the entry of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in the country.