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A total of 502 requests have been received, of which 407 meet the required conditions.

Most of the hazards related to welfare of pigs at slaughter are due to inadequate staff skills and poorly designed and constructed facilities. That is one of the main conclusions of EFSA’s latest advice on welfare of animals during the slaughter process.

This advice will be the basis of the future list of antimicrobials reserved for humans.

After being declared free of ASF in domestic pigs by the OIE, Estonia is now seeking the same status for wild boar, from the European Commission, which would allow for pig and pork trade again.

World total meat production is forecast to fall by 1.7 percent in 2020. World pig meat output is forecast to record a sharp contraction.

EU pork exports to China were exceptionally high in February. Export and import numbers for wheat, grains, and oil seeds.

After the Angolan market opened last year, the Ivory Coast will now be the second African market to open its borders to Colombian pork.

In 2019, the trade surplus for livestock products was EUR 600 million, an increase of EUR 103 million, after several years of decline.

The OJEU has published seven new regulations concerning the Animal Health Law.

Since January 2019, Brazil has opened more than 65 markets and authorized more than 700 establishments to export agricultural products.

In 2019, Mexico exported more than 221,000 tonnes of certified meat and bee products to 65 countries.

Labelling of the origin of pork, poultry, sheep, goat, and minced meat will be mandatory for dining and food service.

Pork production in the first four months of 2020 saw an increase of 11.3% over the same period in 2019.

The industrial compound feed production for farmed animals in the EU-28 for 2019 is estimated at 163,3 mio. t, i.e. 0.9% lower than in 2018, according to data provided by FEFAC members.

Important legislation to boost productivity and reward environmental improvements in the farming sector.

According to data published by the GPP, the total number of pigs slaughtered decreased by 0.2%.

The Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) of the European Commission has published a new document with questions and answers about COVID-19, focusing on domestic and farm animals.

The EC launches an evaluation, also called the "Fitness Check," of EU legislation on the welfare of farm animals.