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Making the food and farming industry more competitive while protecting the environment and Food and farming.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) reached a tentative contract last Friday.

The research activities will focus on eggs, meat, fruits, vegetables and cereals.

Last year, the imports of live pigs and pork increased by 9.7%, and the exports by 17% in comparison with 2013.

This animal facility, at the Central Veterinary Institute (CVI) in Lelystad, part of Wageningen UR, is an exceptionally high-level security facility.

With a production of 5.5 million tonnes, corresponding to 25% of the EU total, Germany was in 2013 the main producer of pig meat in the EU, followed by Spain (3.4 mn t or 16%).

Export value for both U.S. beef and pork reached new heights in 2014, posting double-digit gains over the previous year’s totals.

The unfulfilment of the payment deadlines is considered a serious offence in the Law on measures for improving the functioning of the food chain, and the fines may reach €100,000.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced investments of nearly $2 million to strengthen traceability and biosecurity in Canada’s pork industry.

The list of Spanish establishments approved to export beef and/or pork products to the United States has been expanded.

Due to the suspected presence of LA-MRSA in a pig farm in North Trøndelag, the Food Safety Authority has imposed restrictions on the movement of pigs.