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Eighteen cases of African swine fever in wild boar have been confirmed in Sweden.

Pork from Acre has secured another important international market.

The European Commission will propose a revision of animal welfare standards in the second half of 2023.

Reduced production, higher pig prices, and lower consumer demand has led to a challenging trading marketplace for pig meat in the UK.

Building on a robust first-half performance, July exports of U.S. pork continued to outpace year-ago levels, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.

Reductions are driven by lower pork exports to non-EU markets, mainly to China, continued high input costs, and imposition of new EU regulations.

Australian authorities officially opened their market to raw French pork.

Marketing, production processes, and genetics were the topics discussed at a meeting between the Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama, and Juan Guevara, representing the Panamanian pork sector.

Within the animal protein category, spending on pork grew the second most between 2020 and 2022.

From January to June, Paraná recorded the highest number of pigs slaughtered in six months, with 5.9 million head.

If the drought continues in the coming months, the impact – including shipment delays and rising costs – would be felt most acutely by agricultural exports transiting from the US (grains and oilseeds).

The FAO meat price index for all meat types fell in August.

Maize prices hit their lowest value since September 2020.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) released a landmark report showing encouraging progress in combatting antimicrobial resistance.

The suspension is to prevent pigs raised in Japan from being infected with African swine fever virus.

Contrary to the sustained increase that characterized the first quarter, April and May saw decreases in the volume of pork imports.

Despite the reaction in the prices paid for live pigs and pork in the second half of June, the monthly averages were below those recorded in May.

The Border Target Operating Model sets out new controls to better protect the UK against security and biosecurity threats and create a world-class border system for trade in goods.

The processing industry continues to drive the increase in pork imports despite the increase in international prices. Export volumes continue to be affected by the absence of shipments to China.

The monitoring of wild boars is essential for the authorities to be able to take the necessary measures to manage them.

From January to July, 10.5 million pigs were slaughtered - an increase of 4.7% compared to the same period in 2022.

Two domestic swine farms have been affected by African swine fever.

The Flemish government lowered the requirements to be eligible for the pig farm buy-out scheme.

Palawan province is no longer free of African swine fever (ASF) after an outbreak of the disease was confirmed on Cocoro Island.