USA: Bacterial Swine Disease Matrix to guide focused look at related risks
Resulting information will be used to guide action to combat the consequences of bacterial disease as well as funding for further study and research.
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EU: Low pigmeat prices in 2018
Prices will remain under pressure, as production is still expected to increase by the end of the year, while much will depend on trade developments in the face of current uncertainties.
ASF Belgium: the number of outbreaks rises to 53
The FASFC has just updated the data on the total number of ASF cases in wild boar to date.
Brazil confirms an outbreak of CSF
The focus has been confirmed in a pig farm located in Forquilha, Ceará. The state of Ceara is not part of the classical swine fever free zone.
Argentina negotiates pork exports to China
The president of the SENASA and Chinese Customs public servants made progress regarding the negotiations for the opening of markets for pork.
Uncertain world pork trade
Global pork trade could face significant shift in trade flows in the second half of 2018, due to trade tensions and the possible impact of African swine fever.
Russia and UE discuss further spread of ASF in the EU
Meeting between Deputy Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Konstantin Savenkov and Director of EC Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Michael Scannell was held in Brussels on September 28, 2018.
First boars CT scanned at Delta Canada
CT scanning is the next-generation phenotyping tool and offers a wealth of opportunities for breeding companies.
Perstorp appoints Jim Ren as Vice President for Feed & Food in Asia Pacific
Perstorp Feed & Food has an ambitious growth strategy in Asia Pacific, with a comprehensive portfolio of solutions based on organic acids and esters of organic acids such as propionic acid, formic acid and butyric acid.
Hog Slat offers safe, affordable solution to check feed bin levels
Quickly and safely check feed bin content levels from the ground with Hog Slat’s telescoping Bin Stik.
India opens its market to Brazilian pork
So far, the main pork supplier to India has been Belgium.
Drop in EU cereal harvest due to summer drought
This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop of total EU cereal production, estimated at 8% below the last five-year average.
EU: Pig herd expansion halts
Significant reductions in sow numbers were registered in Romania, Poland and Germany.
ASF in Belgium: effect on trade
Some of the EU’s trade partners do not recognise the regionalisation principle and 13 countries have suspended pork imports from Belgium.
Fairer food supply chain: Agriculture MEPs clamp down on unfair trading
New draft rules to better protect farmers against buyers’ unfair trading practices were approved by the Agriculture Committee.