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The REDUCE program has reached a drop in the consumption of colistin in pigs by 97.18 % (2015-2018), although Spain still is among the countries with a greatest antibiotic consumption in the European Union.

African swine fever cases have been detected in domestic pigs in the province of Pleven, right beside the border with Romania.

China Agricultural Outlook (2019 –2028) provides projections for agricultural markets that incorporate the effects of the ASF outbreak on the country’s pigmeat market.

EU exports of pork, beef, olive oil and dairy products are expected to continue increasing in 2019. Pork exports are especially driven by Chinese demand, while production is expected to stabilise. These are among the main findings of the latest short-term outlook report for EU agricultural markets.

According to AHBD Pork, on average, producers were losing £11 per pig sold (-13p/kg). This is the most significant loss-making period since Q3 2012.

As of June 1, there were 75.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms. This is the highest June 1 inventory of all hogs and pigs since estimates began in 1964.