FAO: cereal prices up in February
The FAO Cereal Price Index up 14.8 percent from one year ago.
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The FAO Cereal Price Index up 14.8 percent from one year ago.
The Federal Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany have submitted their proposal to the EU Commission for the redesignation of the country's highly nitrate-polluted regions.
From January 1 to February 6, Russia exported $2.092 billion worth of agricultural products, down 15% from the same period last year ($2.468 billion).
A number of member states called for a more long-term strategy and set of tools to be put in place with a view to improving the EU’s resilience and food sovereignty.
The total number of African swine fever cases rises to 46, all in the area declared an "infected zone"
An index monitoring pork prices has again dropped below a warning level.
Half of the submitted applications come from farmers from the Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Greater Poland voivodships. The deadline to apply for aid is April 29.
Ukraine is among the world's leading producers and exporters of corn, wheat, and barley.
This agreement will strengthen epidemiological surveillance efforts to prevent the entry of swine diseases, such as African swine fever (ASF).
In Brazil, the production of raw materials is expected to increase by 5% this 2021/2022 season compared to the previous year. Corn is expected to increase significantly, but soybeans will likely decrease compared to the previous season.
With the new location of the fence, the authorities are responding to the discovery of injured and dead wild animals at the fence as a result of the flooding of the Oder River at the beginning of the year.
Pig slaughter in Brazil increased by 5.8% in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. But compared to the third quarter of 2021, it decreased by 3.2%.
The UK has set out plans for government funded vet visits, grants for animal welfare improvements, and health and welfare priorities for the swine industry.
The High Level Group would work to find a solution to the current crisis in the pork sector in the medium and long term.
High input prices and reduced demand from China will limit the expansion of Spanish pork production this year.