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Spain: Poor implementation of the Nitrates Directive
Commission decides to refer SPAIN to the Court of Justice of the European Union for poor implementation of the Nitrates Directive.

Belgium: Extra support for pig sector in crisis
The Flemish government has decided to allocate additional funds to VLAM and Belpork for pork marketing and support for pig farmers.

EU: MEPs urge a shift from live animal to meat-and-carcass transport
Parliament’s committee of inquiry into the protection of animals during transport adopted its conclusions and recommendations.

New study on how COVID-19 affected U.S. hog slaughter
This working paper published by USDA explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected U.S. pork processing plants, including measuring changes to regional slaughter in 2020.

Argentina unifies its export sanitary system with the EU
Argentina and the European Union integrate their systems for issuing health certificates with electronic signatures for exports of animal products and by-products.

Russia's swine production has grown significantly in the last 5 years
Over the last 5 years, production in the swine industry has increased by 39% (1.5 million tonnes).

Sharp decline in European pork exports
EU pork exports during September decreased by 26% compared to the same month of the previous year and by 9.4% compared to August.

The FAO Food Price Index: highest level since June 2011
The fourth consecutive monthly rise in the value of the FFPI, putting the index at its highest level since June 2011.

Philippines to build its first cold examination facility for imports
The new facility will be used to inspect imported containerized agri-fishery commodities to strengthen the country’s food safety regulatory system.

Christensen Farms celebrates new research farm opening
The new facility will be used to conduct research trials and will house 6,000 pigs.
National Pork Producers Council hires new CEO

ASF Haiti: Update, new outbreaks in the north
African swine fever was first reported in south of Haiti but since then ten cases have been reported in the north.

Mexican companies sign agreement with China to export more pork
ANETIF has signed a memorandum of understanding with the CMA to bring together meat companies from both countries.

ASF Germany: First case confirmed in wild boar in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
This case was found in an area previously free of ASF, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Vietnam has lost triple the pigs to ASF this year
Over 230,000 pigs have been sacrificed this year due to African swine fever outbreaks in Vietnam.