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The industrial compound feed production for farmed animals in the EU-28 in 2017 reached an estimated level of 156.7 mio. t, i.e. 0.2% more than in 2016, according to data provided by FEFAC members.

During the first nine months of 2017, the drop in pig slaughterings in France was more noticeable than at a European level: -2.7% of heads.

The current outbreak, notified by the WOAH, has been detected on a backyard farm.

Thanks to the EU budget guarantee, the EIB was able to offer the company this loan and as a result we will see more R&D activity in rural areas in Bulgaria, leading to growth in the economy and new jobs created.

The Commission will give additional funding of €169 million to promote EU agricultural products throughout the world - €27 million more than in 2017.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is recognizing Mexico as free of classical swine fever (CSF).

The results regarding animal welfare on pig farms in 2016 have been unsatisfactory.

The starting-up of the laboratories will allow to improve the regional productivity and to standardise the quality of pork, facilitating that the small producers can buy genetic material.

So far, 90 is the total number of farms affected by the disease since its appearance in February 2014.

The pig population increased by approximately 378,000, or 1.4%, from May 2017.

At a special meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 3 January, a European Union request for authorization to suspend concessions or other obligations with respect to the Russian Federation in a dispute over import restrictions on pig products was referred to arbitration.

The regulation brings significant improvements and changes to the novel food authorisation procedure.

On 20 December 2017, the Council agreed its mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on all three legislative proposals of the Animal medicines package.

This is the trimester with the best figures since official records of livestock production statistics began.

The agriculture sector grew 6.27 percent in the third quarter this year compared to the same period last year, with farmers’ income rising 3.68 percent from July to September.

In 2018, 100 million pesos shall be allotted to strengthen agrifood health and harmlessness programmes.