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After a preliminary investigation, the Commission found that the proposed transaction would threaten to significantly affect competition in certain markets in Denmark.

Launch of a public consultation process on the extension of mandatory country of origin labelling rules to non-prepacked meat. Such information is already provided for beef sold loose without packaging, but not for other meats.

A draft EU law that would enable any member state to restrict or prohibit the use of EU-approved GMO food or feed on its territory was strongly opposed by MEPs from all political groups in a debate on Wednesday.

The committee stressed that more ambitious targets should be set in order to reach 2030 goals.

China’s imports will expand in 2H and into 2016.

Polish pork exports increased 8% in the first quarter of the year.

The aim of these cooperation actions is to speed up and provide more safety to the bilateral trade operations, because it validates the health status of the goods automatically and it eliminates the submission of the original document by the importer.

A team of pig consultants working in the Low-Carbon Pig Breeding project has been visiting pig farms in Mato Grosso.

The Mexican government doubled this year the PROPOR's resources set aside for pig production, going from 75 million pesos in 2014 to 150 million pesos.

The Council was briefed by the Commission on a proposal for a regulation on the possibility for the member states to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory.

The Luxembourg Presidency gave a public presentation on its work programme in the agriculture and fisheries sectors for the next six months.

EFSA recommends a combination of different management measures to contain the spread of African swine fever among wild boar populations in Eastern Europe.

The demand for vegetable protein meals for use in animal feed has increased, and this trend is likely to continue over the coming decade.

Around 800 tonnes of frozen meat worth about 10 million yuan (1.61 million U.S. dollars) was seized in Hunan Province in June. A total of 20 people were detained.

Minister Gerry Ritz announced an investment of up to $169,530 to the CPC to explore the feasibility of developing a hedging program that would offer price stability and address the cash flow needs of Canadian hog producers.

Concerning pigmeat, the Commission recalled that temporary private storage measures were implemented in March and indicated its readiness to evaluate the market situation.