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According to data by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), meat production fell by some 2.6% or 102,700 tonnes in comparison with the first semester of 2018.

Representatives of the agrarian departments of Russia and Vietnam discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture, including increasing the volume of trade in agricultural products and food, cooperation in the field of veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance and the development of investment cooperation.

Whilst production increases importantly in Aragón, it comes to a standstill in Catalonia.

The USDA has published its report on meat production in Mexico, and it foresees its increase and also a rise in is domestic consumption.

In January-July 2019 in agricultural organizations grew 5.2% year-on-year.

Almost 5 million pigs in Asia have now died or been culled because of the spread of African swine fever (ASF), a contagious viral disease that affects pigs and that was first detected in Asia one year ago this month.

African swine fever (ASF) continues spreading across Asia, and has now been confirmed in Myanmar, close to the border with the Chinese province of Yunnan.

Serbia reports African Swine Fever (ASF) for the first time in this country.