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The major change of this new version is the integration of a specific section for wildlife diseases notification into WAHIS.

The rule requires packers to submit the price of each sale, quantity, and other characteristics (e.g., type of sale, item description, destination) that AMS will use to produce market reports that will be disseminated to the public.

Following the first-ever detection of African swine fever in Ukraine, FAO is warning that while control measures appear to have temporarily halted the disease's spread, it has established a firm foothold in the Caucasus and poses an ongoing risk to neighbouring areas.

The government of China will again purchase frozen pork to stabilize the market, as high hog production has led to falling prices, the country's price regulator revealed.

This was the first decline in the number of pigs slaughtered since 2005.

The outbreak was registered in Komyshuvatka, Zaporizhia region, in a private household.

In the case of pig production, in May there was a 4.2% increase over the same period last year.

Between January and May 2012 exports of pork from the European Union amounted to a total of 1,285,605 tons.

The Federal Agriculture Ministry lays down a time schedule for phasing out the practice of castrating piglets without anaesthesia: accordingly, this method is to be banned throughout Germany as of 1 January 2017.

Since the first outbreak was confirmed in September 2009, a total of 198 recorded outbreaks have been reported.

The world needs to take a hard look at speculation on the financial markets and its potential impact on food price volatility.

Belgium has requested the Commission to authorise eight methods for grading pig carcasses on its territory.

The aim is that within 2 years, retail development and sale of these products can be offered with 10% less salt and less than 5% fat.

The Australian Government is developing Australia’s first National Food Plan to better integrate all aspects of food policy.

Since the beginning of the year there has been a 4% decrease over the same period last year.

Vietnam's Southern province of Bac Lieu has declared that blue-ear disease in pig herds is basically under control.