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There remain many questions about this disease. In this respect, the OIE has made a call for enhanced surveillance among swine populations and enhanced on-farm biosecurity measures – including the protection of pigs from exposure to potentially infected people – and has stressed the importance of a strong cooperation between veterinary services and public health authorities.

A Brazilian delegation is negotiating to remove an embargo on beef and pork exports to South Africa. South Africa suspended beef and pork purchases from Brazil in 2005 after cases of foot-and-mouth disease were discovered in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana.

The country’s total live pig production for the first half of this year could reach 390.5 million, a 6% increase over the same period of last year.

An investigation by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) into the operations of a Levin piggery has concluded, with MAF determining no breaches of the current Code of Welfare for Pigs, issued pursuant to section 75 of the Animal Welfare Act.

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the US pharmaceutical and health care products company Wyeth by the US global pharmaceutical company Pfizer. The approval is conditional upon Pfizer's commitment to divest several types of animal health vaccines, pharmaceuticals and medicinal feed additives in the European Economic Area (EEA) or in specific Member States. The Commission had concerns that the transaction, as originally notified, would have raised competition issues in the field of animal health products on a number of national markets. In the light of the commitments offered by Pfizer, the Commission has now concluded that the proposed transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the EEA or any substantial part of it.

Due to the decreasing production and increasing demand for pig meat in Poland, Polish imports of pig meat continue to rise. .

The decision affects Ontario pork products produced before May 15 and after July 18, 2009, and means that Russia no longer has any H1N1-related restrictions on Canadian products.

The second quarter of 2009 ended with both pork production and hog and pork prices below a year ago, which strongly suggests lower product demand. Lower production and lower prices are expected to persist for the balance of this year.

The Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development has published a comparative analysis of projections for agricultural commodity markets.

In the first three months of 2009, the sales of the Bulgarian meat industry registered an increase of 15.5% at current prices, according to the latest report from SFB Capital Market JSC.

It is expected that this year the production of pig meat will decrease by a few percent both within the EU and in the US and in both areas the decrease is due to the poor economy in the pig production.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday announced that $760 million from the Supplemental Appropriations Act signed by President Obama is available for approved but previously unfunded USDA direct farm ownership and operating loans throughout the country.

Argentina's government declared on Friday a nationwide animal health emergency following the discovery of the new H1N1 flu virus in at least one pig herd.

The European Union (EU) provides 70 percent of Korea's imports of belly pork. Belly pork used in samgyeopsal is a huge favorite among Koreans.

EU feed prices could skyrocket if importers follow through on plans to curtail U.S. soybean imports in the wake of a new fuss over traces of non-EU approved biotech corn that showed up in U.S. soybeans imported recently in Germany. EU Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel expressed support for the feed processors' concerns, but there's no indication a solution will be found any time soon.

The government issued a decree No. 427 dd. June 10, 2009 excluding pork, lard, meat and poultry products from commodities which were subject to licensing in 2009.