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This agreement will strengthen the pig meat, fowl and wine exports.

USDA announces $20 million effort to reduce damage caused by feral swine.

Last week’s number down to 270. This maintains the general downward trend in positive case submissions.

China, the world's largest consumer of pork, has asked the USDA to conduct testing and provide certification that live hogs come from herds that are free of porcine epidemic diarrhea, or PED, virus.

Supplies of animal products from Costa Rican plants to the Customs Union territory were discussed.

The changes would see an increase in EU funding from roughly € 60 million at present to €200m in 2020.

Representatives of 18 swine producing federative organisations, agricultural entrepreneurs and members of the production chain signed the articles of incorporation for the creation of the Executive Committee for the Productivity of the Swine Chain.

From April 7, 2014 temporary restrictions on importation of finished pork products from the plants of the Republic of Lithuania and Republic of Poland into the Russian Federation are being imposed.

Following incidents in the meat supply chain, the Dutch Safety Board conducted an investigation into the risks in the meat supply chain.

Last year 4.8 million pigs were slaughtered and 416,000 tonnes of pig meat were produced.

While pig feed production dropped by 1.7%, cattle and poultry feed have seen their production grow respectively by +0.8 and +0.6%.

The European Commission (DG AGRI) has opened a call for applications for groups wanting to participate in the new Civil Dialogue Groups related to EU Agriculture and Rural Development issues.

The agreement opens many possibilities for the Polish meat producers.

Last 25th March the virus was detected in 15 animals on a farm with fattening pigs that had had contact with the infected farm in Lucerne.

The European Commission has established control measures relating to African swine fever in Poland, Lithuania and Sardinia (Italy) by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/178.

A group of senators from Russia’s Federation Council have introduced a bill seeking the prohibition of the trafficking and importation of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Russia.