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Tierwohl Initiative is an initiative that implies farms, abattoirs and supermarkets, and whose aim is to offer a better end product quality through the improvement of the animals’ welfare.

A new study by FAO and published in Global Food Security found that livestock rely primarily on forages, crop residues and by-products that are not edible to humans and that certain production systems contribute directly to global food security, as they produce more highly valuable nutrients for humans, such as proteins, than they consume.

PJSC Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, announces that it has come first in the 2016 Agroinvestors ranking of Russia’s top meat producers.

July pork export volume dipped below its year-ago level for the first time in 15 months, with export value also down slightly.

On the other hand, between January and August 2017, there has been a drop by 2.3% in comparison with the same period in 2016.

This newly proposed action would relieve CSF-specific restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products from Mexico.

After a thorough evaluation, APHIS determined that the surveillance, prevention, and control measures implemented by the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Malta are sufficient to minimize the risk of introducing these diseases into the United States. View the determination here.

Health authorities from both countries analysed the health protocols for exporting avocados from Jalisco, and Mexican bananas, pig by-products, horse meat and beef.

In the first semester of 2017, pig production fell by 4.7% with respect to the same period in 2016.

Hog producers reported 14.1 million hogs, up 2.1% from July 1, 2016, marking the fifth consecutive year-over-year increase.

Spain is the fourth pork supplier to Mexico, only beaten by the USA, Canada and Chile.

With the evident consequences of climate change, high price volatility, greater exposure to the agricultural global market and other uncertain factors, it is vital for European farmers to have access to suitable and appropriate risk management tools.

US pork will enter the Argentinian market for the first time since 1992.

This revised tariff, triggered by an automatic mechanism that calculates import duties, will avoid putting European producers at a disadvantage.