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The European Union and Georgia successfully concluded negotiations for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has included the state of Acre in the list of federate states free from Classical Swine Fever.

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich suggested instituting a ban on pig breeding and handling for all organisations regardless of the type of ownership, if they fail to comply with biological control requirements.

The agreement focuses on two items with a paramount importance: The establishment of the reference carcass weight and the improvement in the implementation of the carcass classification system.

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has held a conference call on measures to fight African swine fever and other highly dangerous human and animal diseases.

During the first six months of 2013, Brazil has exported a total of 240,515 tonnes, which implies a decrease by 10.52%.

The main topics to be addressed during the visit concern enhanced cooperation in the field of food security and agricultural research.

Despite difficulties in the domestic livestock sector, the number of pigs rose 1.08% to 26.9 million.

Hong Kong’s 2014 pork market is forecast to be comparable to 2013 following some disruptions in 2011 and 2012 caused by high pork prices in China.

The outbreak, located in Zhuxi (Bomi, Linzhi), affects cattle and swine, with 181 and 308 susceptible animals of which 51 and 21 cases.

The Subcommittee, which is part of the National Advisory Food and Agriculture Standardization Committee pertaining to the SAGARPA (Secretariat of Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food,) will be in charge of designing and revising the food and agriculture regulations regarding stockbreeding.

The Lithuanian Presidency gave a public presentation on its work programme in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.

The system, designed to work in an industry setting, includes an ear tag applied to each animal, monitoring equipment and data recording and storage.

Four establishments situated in Kaliningrad oblast got the right to export finished beef, pork and poultry meat to the EU countries.

EFSA’s Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) has launched an open consultation.

The affected population consists of wild boar.