EU: New regulation for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses
The Commission has just published a new delegated regulation providing derogations from the general obligation to classify carcasses to small scale establishments.
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Wheat and meat push FAO Food Price Index higher in June
Global food commodity prices rose in June, led by wheat and meat prices.
Spain: record in pork and pork processed products exports in the first trimester of 2017
Almost €1,226 million in sales, with China and France as the main destinations of Spanish pork.
The Commission establishes measures against ASF in the Czech Republic
The Commission has established that the whole of the Zlín district is an area infected by ASF.
Commission authorises five genetically modified products for food/ feed uses
The Commission adopted five authorisations for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for food/feed use.
EU cereal production set to rise
New figures released by Copa and Cogeca show EU cereal production set to rise by 0.4% this year, but still below 300 million tonnes.
Spain and France increase pork production in the first trimester of 2017
Together with Spain, France also increased significantly, displacing Poland to the fourth place.
United States : the highest June 1 inventory of all pigs
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2017 was 71.7 million head. This was up 3 percent from June 1, 2016, and up 1 percent from March 1, 2017.
Colombia notifies a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak after 8 years without the disease.
The Agriculture and Livestock Institute of Colombia (ICA) notified a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
Panama and Peru discontinue imports of meat from Colombia
The restrictions are due to a new outbreak of FMD in the Republic of Colombia.
PRRS detected in Israel for the first time
The OIE has confirmed two outbreaks of PRRS in two pig farms in the northern district of Hazafon.
Antimicrobial Resistance: Commission steps us the fight with new Action Plan
The Action Plan is underpinned by a One Health approach that addresses resistance in both humans and animals. In parallel, the Commission adopted the first deliverable of the plan: EU Guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health.
African Swine Fever detected in the Czech Republic for the first time
This is the first notification of this disease in the Czech Republic.
Commission welcomes agreement on new rules for organic production
The negotiators of the Council and the European Parliament reached an agreement to update the rules for organic production, thereby accommodating the needs of a growing sector.
Publication of the third update of the EU catalogue of feed materials
Publication in the Official Journal of the EU of the third update of the EU Catalogue of feed materials (Regulation (EU) 2017/1017).