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The Federal Council now requires farrowing pens to have an area of 6.5 m².

So far this year, more than 63 million tons of grain have been harvested.

There was a 4.5% reduction in the number of pigs slaughtered in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019.

The DGCCRF has carried out inspections to verify compliance with the rules of labelling and traceability of meat: pork, beef, poultry, and lamb.

The 261 pig farms left empty due to African swine fever can now be gradually restocked.

One of the recently detected ASF outbreaks is located near Kalisz, a region where there was previously no need for ASF zoning.

The plan guides agency efforts to tackle foodborne pathogens.

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.

Its aim is to develop recommendations and suggestions for agriculture in Germany that are economical, ecological, sustainable, and socially acceptable.

Earth Map empowers FAO’s Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform and allows anyone with basic Internet access to tap critical climate, environmental and agricultural information.

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.