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The highest increases in monthly export values were achieved for pork and vegetables.

An absolute majority of Europeans (94%) are of the view it is important to protect the welfare of farmed animals.

EU imports around 5 million tonnes of phosphates a year but could replace up to 30% of this total by extraction from sewage sludge, biodegradable waste, meat and bone meal or manure.

If this supplemental proposed rule is finalized, establishments will have the flexibility provided by the HACCP regulations to develop appropriate science-based controls for Trichinella and other parasitic hazards in pork.

According to OIE and PigUA, Ukranian veterinary authorities have confirmed an outbreak of African Swine Fever near Voinivka village.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several measures that will foster further collaboration between the U.S. and Cuban agriculture sectors.

EU pork exports are expected to expand further but at a slower pace (3%) due to increased competition and availabilities in USA and Brazil.

For Brazil, the opening of this market could entail a USD153,6 million/year business.

Since the beginning of the year, 12 CSF outbreaks have been detected in this area of the country.

In 2015, the 20 main companies in the Russian pig sector accounted for almost 61% of the total industrial production.

In 2015, the use of antibiotics in Danish pig production fell by 5%.

Pork is likely to return to the domestic market, sustaining local consumption. However non-Russia exports are likely to continue as pork prices decrease.

Recognising the depth and duration of the global crisis in agricultural markets and its impact in Europe, particularly in the dairy, pig meat and fruit and vegetables sectors, the Council and the Commission agreed on the need for a further response from the Union to include a comprehensive set of specific measures.

The EU price is now at a 12 year low.

In 2015, the French pig exports fell by 6%.

To fight the growing resistance of bacteria to today’s antibiotics, the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and new ones should be developed, said the European Parliament on Thursday.