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Compared to 2015, an increased amount (7 million) has been allocated in 2016 for the implementation of eradication and control of African Swine Fever programmes, mainly in the 4 Member States where the disease has occurred in 2013.

As of December 1, there were 68.3 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 1 percent from December 2014.

APHIS has reprioritized its needs going forward and will focus all remaining SECD funds towards diagnostic testing.

Over the full year, meat was on average 15.1 cheaper than in 2014.

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo hailed as the “most significant outcome on agriculture” in the organization’s 20-year history.

The omnibus bill repealed the country of origin labeling (COOL) requirements for muscle cuts of beef and pork.

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 27.5 million pigs were kept in Germany as at 3 November 2015.

With this renewed access for U.S. red meat and poultry products, U.S. exports to South Africa could generate $75 million of shipments annually.

The Official Journal of the EU has published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334, that opens private storage for pigmeat and fixes in advance the amount of aid.

According to Farmscape.ca, the executive director of the U.S. based Swine Health Information Center reports a dramatic decline in the number of cases of Seneca Valley Virus.

FMD situation in Libya and Morocco requires to adopt protection measures at Union level which take into account the survival of the virus in the environment and potential transmission routes of that virus.