Central America consumes more pork
In the last five years, pork consumption per capita in the countries in this region raised from 4.6 kg in 2012 to 5.3 kg in 2016, and the growth was encouraged mainly by Panama and Costa Rica.
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Maize, sorghum and rye import duties updated by the European Commission
The import duties are now fixed from 10 October 2017, and will apply until a new figure is required and calculated by the automatic mechanism in place.
Danish Crown wins arbitration case
The two parties disagreed on whether the merger agreement expired, or whether Danish Crown cancelled the merger.
New measures to prevent the introduction into the UE of the African swine fever virus
Following recent notifications of ASF outbreaks in Moldova, the existing measures of cleansing and disinfection should be extended to the vehicles entering the Union from Moldova.
Brazil will be able to export bone-in pork to Singapore
The Minister, Mr Blairo Maggi, highlights that the decision of the Asian country reveals the trust in the Brazilian health service.
Official opening ceremony of Danish Pig Academy
The Danish Pig Academy has been officially opened its doors last Friday, 6 October 2017. It was a great event with almost 200 visitors.
EU: Pigmeat production down while herd expands
The fall in production is expected to taper off by the end of the year, reflecting the increase in the herd size.
Japan: Rising imports of EU pork products
Since 2013, exports to Japan have consistently increased, becoming in 2015 the second most important destination for EU pork products, although far below China.
Denmark: Antimicrobial consumption in animals
The decrease was mainly driven by the use of antimicrobials for pigs, which was 4% less than the year before.
Russia notifies a classical swine fever outbreak
The last appearance in pigs was in Primorskiy Kray in December 22nd, 2015.
Ukraine: ASF now affects the region L'viv
Up to now, L'Viv was the only Ukrainian province that hadn’t notified cases of the disease.
Growing production of pork combined with falling exports could lead to lower prices
The growing production of pigmeat combined with falling exports could lead to lower prices. This is just one of the findings of the latest short term outlook report from the European Commission's agriculture and rural development department.
Opening of the Peruvian market to Brazilian pork
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies of Brazil, Mr Blairo Maggi, announced the agreement during his trade mission in Peru.
Italy: the EU acknowledges that the region of Campania is free of swine vesicular disease.
Italy: the European Commission acknowledges that the region of Campania is free of swine vesicular disease.
EU and FAO join forces to take action on food waste and antimicrobial resistance
Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis and the Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) José Graziano da Silva, today agreed to ramp up collaboration between the two organisations in tackling the problems of waste in food supply chains and antimicrobial resistance.
EEX: Termination of trading in Hog-, Piglet- Futures
The Exchange Council of EEX to delete the specifications of Piglet and Hog Futures from the EEX Contract Specifications.