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Updated figures on trade of agri-food products between the European Union and the rest of the world in 2014 show that exports increased by 1.6% compared with 2013.

Chile is one of the first countries in the world in which a labelling of foods that warns about the high contents in critical nutrients for health is compulsory.

We bring forth a summary of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks declared to the OIE by the European Union countries, Russia and Ukraine up to 30 June 2015.

China is now one of the UK’s fastest-growing export markets, with over £280 million of British produce exported in 2014—more than double the 2010 figure.

The strongest fall in imports during 2014 has been pig meat (41% in volume terms).

The Secretary of State of Food and Agri-food Research announced last week that Portugal will get a license to export to China by the end of the year.

Between January and May 2015 pig production reached 1.206 million tonnes liveweight: an increase by 7.9%.

As a special adviser to the President, Mr Cioloș will be working closely with various Members of the Juncker Commission on how the EU can contribute to resolving this global challenge.

Pigmeat production is expected to grow to 4.3 Mt (carcass weight equivalent) in 2024.

The disease was detected in backyard domestic pigs in Peresazh (Ripkynskyi, Chernigov).

Among the most notified risks are mercury in fish, aflatoxins in nuts and Salmonella in poultry.