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Under the pressure of the Portuguese pig producers' Crisis Room, once more, the Bolsa do Porco's market session was not held.

The discovery of PRRS-resistant pigs could significantly improve animal well-being and save hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

MPs voted the creation of a special tax for companies processing meat products exceeding €250 M in order to provide relief funds for farmers in crisis.

The industry and other stakeholders should continue to explore ways to encourage up take of free farrowing systems.

New rules for sow housing are coming into effect.

The value of EU agri-food exports has resumed the positive trend (+13%), as monthly exports in September exceeded imports by €2 billion.

Some 55% of the Chilean production is exported.

The quantity of pork produced amounted to 1.3 million tonnes and was thus down by a mere 0.2% year on year.

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the creation of a joint venture by Danish Crown of Denmark and Westfleisch of Germany.

The scheme will open for applications January 4.

There are now 28 processing and cooling plants authorized to export pork to China, 22 American ones and 6 Canadian ones.

No conclusion on potential safe levels for other poultry, pigs, ruminants, fish and cats is possible.

During the first 9 months of 2015, the pig slaughterings have increased by 6.4%.

The Commission should not authorise the use of glyphosate-tolerant GM maize NK603 x T25 in food and feed, says a resolution adopted by the environment committee on Tuesday.

The Russian government decided to impose an embargo on the import of food products from Ukraine from next January 1.

Three are beef, two pork and two chicken plants.