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After the appearance in June of a CSF outbreak Lithuania has reported to the Commission on the current situation in their territory and they have established protection and watch zones.

The frozen pork-bellies futures contract, a staple of Chicago’s commodity markets for a half century, was unceremoniously killed after traders abandoned it.

Corn use for ethanol is projected up 50 million bushels, domestic corn feed and residual use is projected 50 million bushels lower than in 2010/1.

The Chinese Veterinary Authorities sent follow-up report number 20 last week to the IOE informing about the appearance of a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in China.

The latest data published by the Spanish National Statistics Institute regarding the agricultural census carried out in 2009 shows that the number of farms decreased by 23,2% between the years 1999 and 2009.

Food-borne viruses are the second most important cause of food-borne outbreaks in the European Union (EU) after Salmonella. EFSA has published a review of the latest scientific knowledge on these viruses providing advice on possible measures to control and prevent their spread in the EU.

South Korea's imports of pork and beef surged in the first half of the year from a year earlier due to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that led to the culling of millions of animals here.

China will release some of its pork reserves onto the market at an "appropriate time" to help stabilise prices of the country's staple meat, an important driver of inflation, state media reported on Saturday.

U.S. corn futures for December closed at $6.58 per bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on July 12, gaining 25.25 cents (4%) since June 29 and 68% from the same time in 2010.

U.S. pork and beef exports in May exceeded year-ago levels by a considerable margin and kept year-to-date results on a very strong pace, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

The Rosselkhoznadzor inspection of French plants producing veterinary controlled food products for exportation into the Customs Union has been completed.

Brazilian pork exportations during the month of June have shown a surprising increase of 12,35% in volume with respect to the same month in 2010. Likewise, profits also increased (29,65%) in the period, which is explained by the 15,39% increase in median pork prices, compared with the prices reached in June of 2010.

After two years of talks, Chile and Vietnam successfully concluded negotiations for a free Trade Agreement (FTA) between both countries.

Compiled by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the report indicates that resistance to antimicrobials was observed in zoonotic bacteria, such as Salmonella and Campylobacter, which may cause infectious diseases transmissible between animals and humans and which can be found in foods.

Thirteen people have been convicted in connection with Europe’s biggest ever illegal veterinary medicine business in which more than £6 million of products were smuggled to the UK, risking the health of people and animals.