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AGCO to acquire GSI Holdings

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, announced that it has agreed to acquire GSI Holdings Corp. from affiliates of New York-based Centerbridge Partners, L.P. for $940 million.

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USA: Progress on FTAs

The submission to Congress today by President Obama of free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia is a positive step toward improving the U.S. balance of trade and creating new jobs in America, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) said.

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USA: USMEF releases livestock ID/Traceability economic assessment

A study assessing the impact of traceability and animal identification programs on the international market for red meat has been released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

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Ukraine, Europe agree to increase grain export quotas

During the latest round of talks between Ukraine and the European Commission, it was decided to increase grain export quotas from 20 thousand tons to 2 million tons in conclusion of a free trade area agreement between Ukraine and the EU.

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Belgium in the list of Member States free of Aujeszky's disease

Belgium has now submitted documentation in support of its application to declare that Member State free from Aujeszky’s disease.

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United Kingdom: electronic pig movements will be written into legislation

Up until 1st october, the electronic recording of pig movements has been written into legislation.

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Murphy-Brown's Don Butler appointed to USDA's Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee

Smithfield Foods announced today that Don Butler, director of government relations and public affairs for Murphy-Brown LLC, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for animals and animal products.

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EU: Council enables consumers to make healthier dietary choices

The Council approved a compromise text aimed at ensuring that food labels carry essential information in a clear and legible way following a second-reading agreement with the European Parliament. This means that the new regulation is now adopted.

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China: pork imports set to hit a record

China's pork imports are likely to hit a record this year, but the surge will have limited influence on surging prices, analysts said.

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3tre3 launches in Italy

After 13 years leading the dissemination of information on swine production in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English we decided to launch the site in Italian. As of today, October 3, 2011 www.3tre3.it is up and running.

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Sanofi has chosen the city of Lyon to establish the global headquarters of Merial, its animal health division

Merial, a world leader in animal health and a division of the Sanofi Group, is establishing its global business headquarters at Lyon. Merial is historically well-established there, with 1400 employees and six sites in Lyon and the surrounding region.

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Armenia: eleven new outbreaks of African swine fever

There are a total of 22 susceptible animals, all of them affected and destroyed.

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G20: first meetings of the System of Agricultural Market Information

Within the framework of FAO, one of the first meetings of the System of Agricultural Market Information (AMIS) and the Rapid Reaction Forum took place in Rome this past September.

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Denmark: pig numbers stable

The latest census data indicates that the number of pigs in Denmark is more or less unchanged on the year with fewer sows but more finishers.

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USA: Farm-animal prescriptions urged to cut drug resistance

American farmers would be forced to get prescriptions for livestock antibiotics under a plan developed in Denmark and promoted by infectious disease doctors to stem a rising tide of drug-resistant infections in people.

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Russia: new outbreak of Classical Swine Fever

The Russian authorities have informed the OIE about a new outbreak of Classical Swine Fever at a farm in Krasnodar Krai.