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Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Peña Nieto of Mexico and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada.

The Secretary of International Affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies (MAPA) of Brazil, Mr. Odilson Ribeiro e Silva, held a meeting with representatives from the embassies of these countries.

The goal is the initial export of some 750 tonnes of pork and 200 tonnes of beef per month.

Phil Hogan, EU agriculture and rural development commissioner, will lead a delegation of 60 EU food and beverage producers and associations to Canada from 1-3 May 2017 to promote quality food and beverage products from Europe.

The excellent health status of the livestock in Santa Catarina has been decisive in the negotiations.

Supply of pork is tight due to the continuing decline in the number of backyard farmers over the past few years. This has resulted in the significantly higher suggested retail price of the commodity in the local market.

Mexico is the first country to sign this alliance. It is expected that this partnership becomes a model for other countries to harmonise the certification.

Currently, the agrifood products trade between both countries reaches USD5 billion.

CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) report provides the most up-to-date information about foodborne illnesses in the United States.

This measure puts an end to the proration mechanism for pork imports.

The system is planned to be adopted in a year and a half at the most, and it will be voluntary.

In recent years, Lithuanian diplomats and officials have been trying to help food producers gain access to Chinese market amid efforts to diversify food exports.

A new system of electronic certification to better monitor imports of organic products becomes applicable tomorrow, making the EU a global leader in traceability and in the collection of reliable data on trade of these products.

Food consumed in the European Union continues to be largely free of pesticide residues or to contain residues that fall within legal limits.

Growth in the Korean sow herd and continued disease management are leading to a larger pig crop and additional pork production.

606,657 cattle; 221,839 ovines and 34,885 pigs were slaughtered during the first trimester of 2017.