Banff Pork Seminar’s Aherne Prize entry deadline Oct. 31, 2020
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Five new cases of ASF in Germany
These are five wild boars found in the Oder-Spree district.
Pandemic potential of swine influenza, a joint statement by FAO, OIE, WHO
The tripartite statement on the pandemic risk of swine influenza calls for surveillance and data sharing.
Colombia: ICA keeps classical swine fever from entering Amazonas
Through control operations at the airport, ICA monitors the entry of products of porcine origin into the department of Amazonas.
Australia able to export pork to Singapore in the event of an ASF outbreak
An African swine fever pre-emptive zoning arrangement has been formalized between Australia and its largest export market, Singapore.
China's hog inventory will be 80% recovered at end of 2021, USDA predicts
Swine production and slaughter will hit record lows in 2020 as ASF continues to impact China’s hog industry. However, the supply decline will bottom out in 2020, and 2021 beginning hog and sow inventories will be up.
EU agri-food exports increase despite COVID-19 and Brexit challenges
Continued strong exports of EU pork and wheat helped to mitigate trade challenges in the first five months of 2020.
ASF: Germany takes protective measures in the affected area
Infected, surveillance, and buffer zones have been established along with restriction measures for each zone.There are 18 farms in the core and surveillance zones.
FAO grains and oilseeds outlook for 2020
Record-high global coarse grain output expected. Slaughterhouse shutdowns have affected U.S. maize and soybean prices. Oil meal/cake production expected to contract.
CP Foods probes into integrated swine business in China
CTI, its subsidiary, to acquire pig farms in China. Profit jumps abruptly in line with business expansion plan to further growth.
EU and China sign landmark agreement protecting European Geographical Indications
Today, the EU and China signed a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union against usurpation and imitation.
ASF in Germany: effects on prices and pork trade
China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Argentina, First countries to close their borders to German pork after the confirmation of ASF.
US: FDA releases strategic plan for antimicrobial resistance
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) analyzes and reports on patterns of resistance to the most important antimicrobial agents. The new plan is for 2021-2025.
China sees first year-on-year increase since 2018 in its live pig census
This is another important turning point for the recovery of live pig production capacity following the year-on-year growth in the breeding sow census in June.
Philippines: First quarter pig production similar to last year
Commercial farms saw a slight increase in pig population while backyard farms saw a decrease.