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The House voted Thursday to approve a $125.5 billion agriculture spending bill that includes controversial provisions to halt millions of dollars of payments to Brazil and bar the U.S. government from investing in new ethanol blender pumps.

The Korean Minister of finance announced last week that South Korea foresees doubling the quantity of pork imported tax-free this year, going from 130.000 to 260.000 tons.

Pig farmers with big farms located in areas with many pigs use more than the average amount of antibiotics. Farms with pigs and other animals also tend to use more antibiotics than specialized pig farms. These are the research results of Ine van der Fels-Klerx of Rikilt. Together with LEI, she examined the business factors which influence antibiotics use.

For the first time, all English pig-keepers will be able to join the British Pig Health Scheme — now renamed the BPEX Pig Health Scheme — for free. Previously there has been an annual charge for the abattoir carcase-vetting regime.

The European Commission asked Germany today to notify the remaining national implementing measures of the Animal Feed Directive (2010/6/EU), which sets maximum levels for undesirable substances in animal feed.

Arable farmers are being urged to bale all available straw this year, as the National Pig Association (NPA) warned of serious straw shortages for pig farmers. Pig-keepers are already paying record prices for straw and there are worries that there will not be enough to go round.

The Dutch administration wants to maintain an open dialogue with society about the future of farming and in particular, about mega livestock complexes. The most important arguments in this discussion are animal wellbeing and public health risks. This social dialogue is focused on several fronts, being carried out through an online platform, where anyone can give their opinion, converse, or ask questions on a website created for this purpose, as well as through meetings.

From July 2010 to March 2011, Mexico exported 29.818 tons of pork to Japan, 2.080 more then in the previous period (7.737 tons between July 2009 and March 2010).

As global demand for pork rises, EU hog prices are failing to keep pace with the US, Canada and Brazil. A new Rabobank Industry Note examines two main questions: are EU price declines structural and, if so, how will this impact the EU pork industry in the coming years?

The Swedish government has confirmed that it is close to signing an agreement for the export of pig ears to China, where the anatomical organ is a sought-after delicacy.

The Obama administration announced it has serious concerns about cuts to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service funding in a spending bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee.