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Increase in production, decrease in exports and worsening of the trade deficit.

Over the year, a number of ‘industrial’ pigs in Ukraine went up by 2%.

In April 2015, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that Greece violated EU law by failing to protect its waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. Four years later, the problem is still not fully resolved.

Organic does not appear to take off as quickly in further food products, such as beverages (excluding wine) and meat.

These steps strengthen the protections announced last fall after the deadly swine disease reached China.

According to Association of Pig Producers of Ukraine, domestics analysts expect growing of pork and its products production, consumption and import in 2019.

The Chinese health authorities have approved a new format for the certification of official veterinarians authorised to sign International Health Certificates.

The SADER and the pig producers will coordinate themselves to stimulate the productivity and modernisation of the small and medium farms.

The FAO Meat Price Index was up slightly, supported by higher prices of bovine and pig meat.

Almost 90% of the tested pig farms were positive for MRSA.

A 600-head farrow-to-finish hog operation in Alberta has contracted the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus.

Top priority welfare objectives: farrowing pens for loose-housed nursing sows, intact tails, an end to castration, a higher rate of piglet survival.

Germany and Spain were the main European pork exporters, with a share of 23% and 22% respectively.