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The findings underline that AMR poses a serious threat to public and animal health. Infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to antimicrobials lead to about 25,000 deaths in the EU every year.

The increase in the average carcass weight made pork production rise by 1,000 tonnes with respect to 2015.  

The reasons alleged are irregularities detected during the inspections, such as labelling deficiencies.

The European Commission has just published the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/302 of 15 February 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs.

In December 2016 UK clean pig slaughterings were 8.4% lower.

The measures proposed by the EU cause that 60% of the Romanian pigs farms cannot export live pigs to the EU.

Ceta passed a crucial hurdle on 15 February when MEPs voted to back the landmark EU-Canada trade deal.

The Pig Producers' Association of Ukraine has issued a report based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture.

UK pigmeat exports hit a 17-year high in 2016, totalling almost 206,000 tonnes, according to AHDB Pork.

The Agricultural Income reached €25,687.7 million in 2016, with an increase by 6.9% with respect to 2015.