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.
Page 218 of articles about news
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.
Stonehaven Consulting continues business expansion
Stonehaven Consulting has expanded its business support team with the appointment of two new analysts, Katja Glauser and Christine Hsu.
First ASF case confirmed in Germany
It is a wild boar found dead in Brandenburg, specifically in the Spree-Neisse district.
Support for European animal welfare label
During the Informal Meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers, the Minister's initiative for an EU-wide animal welfare label met with broad support.
How does SARS-CoV-2 relate to food safety?
The International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) has published its scientific opinion: “ICMSF opinion on SARS-CoV-2 and its relationship to food safety”.
EuroTier 2021: Technical program highlights announced
The world's leading trade fair for animal production launches comprehensive technical program, underpinned by the guiding theme “Farming in the Food chain”
EU: Import duties for maize, sorghum and rye updated at €0 per tonne
Following a reduced forecast of the 2020/21 maize harvest that led to an increase of US maize prices, the import duty for maize, sorghum and rye in the European Union is now set at €0 per tonne as of 27 August 2020.
The EU exports almost 3 million tons of pork in the first half of the year
Between January and June the EU has exported 2,936,271 tonnes of pork.
US, Canada, and Mexico create a working group for swine health
The working group, North American Swine Health, was created by health authorities from Mexico, the United States, and Canada, in collaboration with the meat industry in each of the countries.