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Scientific testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) cannot confirm a link between feed containing blood plasma and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) cases in Canada.

Following two successive years of reduction in domestic beef and pork supply, EU meat production and consumption are expected to recover in 2014.

The first North Dakota case was confirmed in a swine herd in the eastern part of the state.

Pig meat production fell by 0.77% in comparison with the previous year.

Switzerland forbids the importation of live pigs, and of swine semen, ova and embryos, as well as of wild boar meat.

Key findings include an increase in the value of agricultural products sold in the United States totaling $394.6 billion in 2012, up 33 percent ($97.4 billion) from 2007.

The number of pigs was down by 17.1% to 2.7 million heads.

It is a voluntary and user-friendly program which will help producers manage risks related to market volatility and unexpected price declines.

Danish pig production was virtually unchanged during 2013 at just over 29 million pigs, and is forecast to grow to 29.4 million in 2014.

Since 2010, live breeding swine exports to China have increased from $1.2 million to $17 million in 2012, then again to nearly $20 million in 2013.

Castration or tail docking of piglets over 7 days old shall only be performed by veterinarians.

Cereal production in Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 8.8%, reaching 221.4 million tonnes, the FAO pointed out today.