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In the first quarter of 2020, German companies produced 37% more meat substitute products than for the same period in 2019.

On Friday, 6 new cases were confirmed, raising the total, so far, to 13 positive cases.

A new case of ASF has been confirmed in a wild board in Neuzelle, bringing the total to 7 confirmed cases so far in Germany.

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As pig production continues to recover, the pork supply is gradually improving, which is expected to keep Q4 pork prices lower than last year.

Clean pig slaughterings in the United Kingdom reached 964,000 head in July 2020.

After pandemic emergency measures are lifted and economic activities resume, Mexico is expected to see a more favorable year for the pork industry in 2021.

What is causing the increasing shortage of veterinarians in rural and remote areas in Europe? FVE surveyed 28 countries.

Swine production and slaughter will hit record lows in 2020 as ASF continues to impact China’s hog industry. However, the supply decline will bottom out in 2020, and 2021 beginning hog and sow inventories will be up.

An African swine fever pre-emptive zoning arrangement has been formalized between Australia and its largest export market, Singapore.

The tripartite statement on the pandemic risk of swine influenza calls for surveillance and data sharing.

These are five wild boars found in the Oder-Spree district.

Infected, surveillance, and buffer zones have been established along with restriction measures for each zone.There are 18 farms in the core and surveillance zones.

Continued strong exports of EU pork and wheat helped to mitigate trade challenges in the first five months of 2020.

China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Argentina, First countries to close their borders to German pork after the confirmation of ASF.

This is another important turning point for the recovery of live pig production capacity following the year-on-year growth in the breeding sow census in June.

Today, the EU and China signed a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union against usurpation and imitation.

States and regions have met requirements such as improving official veterinary services and implementing a structured program to maintain a disease-free status.

The International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) has published its scientific opinion: “ICMSF opinion on SARS-CoV-2 and its relationship to food safety”.

During the Informal Meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers, the Minister's initiative for an EU-wide animal welfare label met with broad support.

June exports of U.S. pork fell below year-ago levels for the first time in 2020, but exports remain on record pace for the year, according to USDA data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).