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Pig meat prices recovered slightly on higher imports by several leading importers, amid continued low purchases by China.

Pork production in Russia increased 7% during the first five months of this year.

In May 2022, the number of pigs fell to 6.1 million head (-3.4%) in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has presented the details of the exceptional aid of 180 million euros to German farmers in the sectors most affected by the war in Ukraine.

The Agricultural Defense team of the State Secretariat of Agriculture carries out sanitary surveillance actions to maintain the free status.

The sale of veterinary medicinal products containing these antimicrobials will be prohibited.

ASF has been confirmed in domestic pigs in Lower Saxony, the biggest pig producing area in the country and only 20 km from the Netherlands.

The retail cost of pork in Russia in 2022 will grow at a rate many times lower than inflation due to an increase in the production of this product and stabilization of the cost structure.

The Institute of Agricultural Market Studies raised the base forecast for wheat harvest in Russia this year by 2 million tons, to 87 million tons.

The agreement eliminates import duties on all EU agri-food export to New Zealand.

The U.S. hog inventory was down 1% year-on-year as of June 1.

Raw, single ingredient ground pork is exempt from the requirement of having a front-of-package warning label as well as single-ingredient whole meats.

Compared to May 3, 2021, the swine herd is down 9.8% or 2.42 million head.

One week ago Canada authorized the first Brazilian plants to import their pork. Now Canada has announced the authorization of two others.

The amount of antibiotic used to treat pigs on UK farms in 2021 fell by 17%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 69%.

Exports of pork from the UK to the Philippines reached almost £17 million in the first four months of 2022 – up 14% on the same period last year.