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Ample global stocks, sizeable 2019/2020 harvest in the EU, and good prospects in the Americas for the next crop should allow a satisfactory supply of the market in the coming months.

The company shutters two facilities affecting 5,000 workers in Iowa and Indiana to keep team members safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite high prices, pigmeat production growth will be limited by environmental restrictions and remaining ASF risk. Due to Covid-19, live animal transport could be restricted.

In just 3 months, 4,476 outbreaks of ASF in wild boar have been reported to the ADNS, over half of the total number of outbreaks in 2019.

Free State of Saxony is strengthening its prevention measures against ASF by implementing new regulations which entered into force on April 16, 2020.

Pork is the main Spanish agricultural product exported to China, whose sales amounted to 1.26 billion dollars, representing 55% of the total agricultural exports from Spain to China.

More than half of the volume put up for auction on the first day (200 thousand tons) was sold.

These veterinary professionals work in the ante and post mortem inspection lines in slaughterhouses.

Joint Statement of the EU-27 Ministers for Agriculture regarding the response needed at European level, under the Common Agricultural Policy, to the COVID-19 crisis

With a total of 57 authorized companies, Spain is the world's leading exporter of pork and pork products to China.

Given that Colombian production is insufficient, the suspension of tariffs will increase supply capacity for feed production.

The Ministry reminds stakeholders of the importance of remaining vigilant and implementing adequate biosecurity measures on farms.

The plant is one of the largest pork processing facilities in the U.S.

How would African swine fever (ASF) in the United States impact its economy?

According to the National Union of Pig Breeders, the industry showed significant growth in the first quarter of 2020, continuing the positive trend of 2019.