EU agri-food trade sustains growth during January-July 2020
The positive net trade balance remained boosted by continued strong exports of pig meat, wheat and coarse grains.
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EU publishes evaluation on origin-labelling for meat
This evaluation assessed how efficient, effective, consistent and relevant the legislation is, and whether it usefully supplements national efforts.
FAO biannual outlook on coarse grains and oilcrops
The FAO forecasts global coarse grains and oilcrop production in 2020 to increase to record levels.
IPVS: Demand for pork should grow 14% per decade until 2050, predicts Davies
Professor at the University of Minnesota, Peter Davies, discussed scenarios for the pig industry until 2050 in a webinar to launch the IPVS2022, which will be held from June 21st to 24th, 2022, in Rio de Janeiro.
Protekta germicide powder: A simple way to keep swine barns clean
Use germicide powder to keep disease threats in check when pigs are in the barn.
WEDA’s climate control system Veco.Mate – the computer for a better climate in the barn
WEDA with their product series Veco.Mate, are offering a new technology for optimising the climate in livestock houses.
Stonehaven Incubate and Agile Sciences launch company to revolutionize antibiotic use in animal health
The new company, Anifera Limited, develops compounds that increase the susceptibility of highly resistant strains of bacteria to antibiotics.
China bans pork imports from two Danish slaughterhouses
China has stopped imports from Danish Crown's slaughterhouses in Sæby and Horsens.
FAO biannual outlook for global meat production
An expected drop in pig meat production, mostly in Asia due to ASF, is responsible for much of the foreseen 0.5% downturn in global meat production in 2020.
UK far from self-sufficient in pig meat, implications for lockdown and Brexit
The United Kingdom imports 60% of its pig meat. This has implications for both how the market responds to coronavirus related national lockdowns and the upcoming end of the Brexit transition period.
Topigs Norsvin USA names John Eggert new CEO
John Eggert will officially assume the CEO position on January 1, 2021.
Russia increases exports of live pigs
Russia has exported over 112,000 head of live animals between January and October, 40,300 of which were pigs.
China surpasses 3 million tons of imported pork
The total amount of pork imported during the first 9 months of this year has reached 3,280,000 t.
FAO meat price index: nine months of decreases
Pork prices fell due to the drop in prices of German products.
ASF Germany: Saxony establishes a restricted zone
To prevent the spread of ASF in Saxony, the state has issued a decree defining a restricted zone with special regulations for hunters, pig farmers, and the general public.
Philippines: Agricultural production up, hogs down in third quarter of 2020
The 0.7 percent growth was due to the increases in crop and fisheries production. Declines in outputs were recorded for livestock and poultry.