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Argentina's corn, wheat, and soybean production and exports in 2023.

To facilitate the safe import of livestock products into the country and reduce inspection time by up to 80%, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is working to extend the use of the Animal Health Quality Password for reliable import users.

These are the main findings of the latest monthly agri-food trade report published by the European Commission.

With the Chinese market, total Russian pork exports could reach 400-500 thousand tons per year.

African swine fever virus genotype 2 in Sardinia resolved.

In the first nine months of this year, shipments to Vietnam almost doubled going from 35.7 thousand to 69.6 thousand tons.

This estimate is based on a study by Emater-MG, which also predicts an increase in the planted area.

Sick pigs will no longer be required to be sampled for ASF. Belgium has not had any infected animals since 2020.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has published its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.

The Chinese government continues to implement plans to reduce and replace soybean meal in animal feeds.

After controlling African swine fever and hog cholera, Negros Occidental Province is set to commence hog restocking in the second quarter of this year.

International pig meat prices fell in December, underpinned by weak import demand from Asia.

While for the year as a whole, the FAO Cereal Price Index was down 15% from the 2022 record annual average, international rice prices were up 21% annually.

Breeding sow population stabilizes.

At present, the total installed capacity would allow close to 2.3 million pigs to be slaughtered in a month for an 8-hour shift.

The agency’s proposal would cut the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other pollutants discharged to the nation’s waters.