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Over 5 additional million (+ 4%) pigs have been slaughtered during the first six months of this year in the European Union compared to the same period last year. This represents an increase of 4%.

The work of the Advisory Council complements other federal efforts, including the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria.

The Government is calling on food producers and shops to give more information on labels about where in Britain their food comes from, as new research shows that almost 80 per cent of people see buying local food as a top priority.

Swine inventories are expected to grow by 3 percent in 2015 due to low prices of feed and continuing demand for pork on the domestic market.

Canada and Mexico last week defended their proposed tariffs during a public hearing at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

To give more fluidity to the cross-border transit of goods, the Chilean National Customs Service has implemented the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Pilot Programme

CEF Panel conclude that thrombin poses no safety concerns based on the fact that it derives from parts of the animals that are intended for human consumption.

The EU will benefit from increased quotas in particular for cheese, beef, pigmeat and poultry.

Shipments of Chilean pork to the People`s Republic of China grew by 18% in volume between January and June this year.

Pig production has shown the highest increase in the livestock sector with a rise by 15.2%, followed by the fowl sector (+13.9%).

The OIE has reported two outbreaks of PRRS in Cambodia, located in Chi Kraeng and Soutr Nikom (Siem Reap), with a total of 33,680 susceptible animals of which 2,661 cases and 997 deaths.

The aim is to simplify and clarify the commercial distribution system for these products.

This Regulation approves the use of recycled hot water as a decontamination technique for carcasses after that, in September 2010 the EFSA drafted a favourable scientific judgement.

Acording to FAS (USDA), elevated swine slaughter will result in an excess supply of pork that cannot be absorbed by the current level of EU demand. As a result, the EU is forecast to export a record volume of pork in 2015.

With this new system, we protect the governments' right to regulate, and ensure that investment disputes will be adjudicated in full accordance with the rule of law.

Many MEPs called for new market measures to tackle price volatility and further support for farmers to find new foreign outlets.