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Pork production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year.

The affected premises are located in the departments of Salto and Canelones.

It is the lowest pig census since November 2010.

Despite the important growth of the national production, the pork exports in the first semester of 2017 have risen 79,4% versus the same period in 2016.

The PEDV cases in the Canadian province of Manitoba are growing week after week.

Some ministers warned against mandatory origin labelling which would, in their opinion, not only be costly and burdensome but also detrimental to the internal market and free movement of goods.

The Commission informed ministers of the state of play in the fight against African swine fever.

The EU and Brazil - two of the world's biggest producers of agricultural products - submitted to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) a joint proposal on support for agricultural production and food security measures.

The OECD, together with the FAO, have just published their Agricultura outlook report 2017-2026. According to the report, in the period encompassed by the Outlooks, it is expected that the growth of the demand suffers a considerable deceleration.

With these new ASF outbreaks detected in the Czech Republic, the confirmed outbreaks since the appearance, for the first time, of the disease by late June, total 25.

The changes in the epidemiological situation as regards ASF in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland constitutes an increase in the level of risk.

The plan outlines a strategy to detect and respond to emerging animal diseases and define the processes that APHIS will use to identify, evaluate, and respond to emerging diseases in animal populations.

The Commission presented its communication "One health action plan".

Pork consumption showed a decrease by 1.7 kg, reaching 36.2 kg per capita.

The fall in EU pigmeat exports is expected to be smaller in 2018 (-2 %), thanks to a small increase in production.

Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) joins forces with Defra to fund research into a more humane stunning method for pigs.