USA: Smithfield Foods announces update on CFIUS process
Smithfield Foods announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has notified the parties that it will conduct a second-phase.
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USA: FDA issues Compliance Policy Guide for Salmonella in food for animals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a new Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) for its field staff on actions they intend to take when finding Salmonella contamination in food for animals.
ACMC: Hot weather monitoring
Extremely hot weather can pose problems on pig farms. Producers should particularly monitor temperatures in their AI storage cabinets and water flow rates, says Paul Thompson, veterinary adviser to pig-breeding company ACMC.
EU and Georgia conclude talks on Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area
The European Union and Georgia successfully concluded negotiations for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).
Brazil: Acre is free from Classical Swine Fever
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has included the state of Acre in the list of federate states free from Classical Swine Fever.
ASF: Russia suggests replacing pig smallholders with another type of animal or crop production
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich suggested instituting a ban on pig breeding and handling for all organisations regardless of the type of ownership, if they fail to comply with biological control requirements.
Italy: agreement between the main northern pig producing regions
The agreement focuses on two items with a paramount importance: The establishment of the reference carcass weight and the improvement in the implementation of the carcass classification system.
Russia: conference call on measures to fight African swine fever
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has held a conference call on measures to fight African swine fever and other highly dangerous human and animal diseases.
Brazil: decrease in the pig meat exports in the first semester of 2013
During the first six months of 2013, Brazil has exported a total of 240,515 tonnes, which implies a decrease by 10.52%.
Strengthening EU-China cooperation in the field of agriculture
The main topics to be addressed during the visit concern enhanced cooperation in the field of food security and agricultural research.
Ceva’s growth continues despite difficult market conditions
Consolidated sales of the Ceva Group reached €310m in the first 6 months of 2013, up by 2%, 4.2% on the previous year at a constant perimeter and exchange rates.
Vietnam: pig population increased by 1%
Despite difficulties in the domestic livestock sector, the number of pigs rose 1.08% to 26.9 million.
Hong Kong’s 2014 pork market is forecast to be comparable to 2013
Hong Kong’s 2014 pork market is forecast to be comparable to 2013 following some disruptions in 2011 and 2012 caused by high pork prices in China.
China:new outbreak of FMD in Tibet
The outbreak, located in Zhuxi (Bomi, Linzhi), affects cattle and swine, with 181 and 308 susceptible animals of which 51 and 21 cases.
Mexico creates a Subcommittee specialized in stockbreeding standardisation
The Subcommittee, which is part of the National Advisory Food and Agriculture Standardization Committee pertaining to the SAGARPA (Secretariat of Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food,) will be in charge of designing and revising the food and agriculture regulations regarding stockbreeding.
European Union: Lithuanian Presidency's work programme in the agriculture and fisheries sectors
The Lithuanian Presidency gave a public presentation on its work programme in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.