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Domestic demand for pork grew and was sustained in 2023, largely due to favorable consumer prices, increased imports, and increased domestic production, which held up throughout the year in the face of weak producer prices.

The European Commission has approved two German State aid schemes totaling €1 billion to improve animal welfare in livestock breeding.

Average soybean yield is estimated at 4.12 t/ha vs. 1.33 last year. The new production estimate is 1.5 Mt higher than the 18.7 Mt forecast for the region under normal weather conditions.

The positive results for this period are due to the growth in shipments to most of the main buyers, especially the Philippines, Chile, and Japan.

Following the detection of the African swine fever virus in imported foodstuffs, the Ministry of Health has urgently reinforced all controls.

The new animal welfare label "Better for animals" is awarded to products that make extra efforts for animal welfare beyond the legal requirements.

Easier procedure for NGT plants considered equivalent to conventional plants, other NGT plants must still follow stricter GMO legislation.

The European Commission has decided to register the European citizens' initiative entitled "European Citizens' Initiative in Defence of Agriculture and Rural Economy in Europe".

Commission approves €1.46 billion Czech State aid schemes to support prevention of spread of poultry and pig diseases.

In 2023, China imported a total of 2.72 million tons of pork and offal, a 5% decrease from the previous year and half the imports from 3 years ago.

Crop production reached a value of 37.3 billion euros (+1.4%), while livestock production was estimated at 35.3 billion euros (-0.8%).

The Ministry of Agriculture will improve the treatment of livestock waste by transforming it into bioenergy, biochar, and solid fuels.

If the weather holds, a record corn season is expected, with the potential for record third-quarter exports.

This was the first outbreak of 2024 and the first case of African swine fever in the Gyeongbuk region.

Clean pig kill in 2023 fell 10% year on year to the lowest annual clean pig kill in a decade.

This is how many pigs were sold, how much pork was produced, and how many pigs were in China in 2023.

In December, the increase in production costs was influenced by the cost of animal feed, which rose by 1.61% and accounted for 74.83% of the total.

We present how African swine fever has evolved in different European countries since its confirmation in 2014, with data updated to 2023.

Santa Catarina was responsible for 21% of the total meat exported by Brazil in 2023, a higher percentage than in the previous year.

Montenegro reports the first occurrence of ASF in the country, found in wild boar.

Compared to the December report, estimates for world corn production were improved, with higher crops forecast for the United States, China, and Brazil. Soybean projections for Brazil were cut again and forecasts for Argentina and the United States increased, keeping the global crop estimate for oilseeds unchanged.

In its latest report "Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade" on January 12, USDA recalculated the closing figures for 2023 and its estimates for 2024, forecasting a decrease in world pork production this year, due to lower productions in China, the European Union, and Brazil.

Shipments to China totaled just 1,749 t in the January-November period.