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USA - New withdrawal times help maintain pork exports

Recently, a new pork trade certificate with Russia has been negotiated. This certificate sets guidelines for U.S. packers that are exporting pork to Russia. The Russian Product Verification Program is a program to verify compliance with the Russian tetracycline standard.

Germany - International Competence Center on Meat Quality founded

The Max Rubner-Institute (MRI) will be extended by an International Competence Center on Meat Quality, declared Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Ilse Aigner during the annual symposium “Kulmbacher Woche”.

European Union - MEPs vote to exclude food from cloned animals

Food derived from cloned animals and their descendants must be excluded from draft legislation on the authorisation of "novel foods", Environment Committee MEPs said on Tuesday.

Mongolia - Foot and Mouth disease

The OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) reports an outbreak in Dornod.

VIV Europe 2010 made the best out of a turbulent situation

The Icelandic volcanic ashes did not only seriously disrupt the air traffic over Europe. It also brought VIV Europe 2010, from 20 – 22 April, in a turbulent situation, as many of the expected visitors –especially from the Middle East, Russia and Asia- were depending on air traffic to reach Holland. Nevertheless over 10,000 visitors from 96 countries all over the world made it to the Jaarbeurs Utrecht venue to meet with 85% of the total expected field of exhibitors. Organizer VNU Exhibitions Europe: “This is a great example of the industry’s solidarity.”

EESC puts forward proposals to improve the CAP

In the latest wave of EESC opinions on the upcoming revamping of Europe's agricultural policy, including Mr. Lutz Ribbe's (Various Interests Group, Germany) opinion adopted at the March plenary, two members argued for preserving the European way of food production and raising awareness of consumers about the benefits of buying European food products.

Philippines - DA Distributes Swine in Region IX

The Swine Restocking Program under the Livestock industry of the Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed boars and gilts in the region. A total of 55 swine were dispersed from the province of Zamboanga del Sur , Zamboanga del Norte, Zambaonga Sibugay and Zamboanga City.

USA - EPA administrator and agriculture secretary team up to promote farm energy generation agreement will help cut greenhouse gas emissions

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new interagency agreement promoting renewable energy generation and slashing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock operations.

Belarus changes pork import quota distribution terms for 2010

Conditions of distribution of the pork import tariff quota have been changed in Belarus in 2010. The relevant decision is laid down by Council of Ministers resolution No 615, representatives of the Council of Ministers Office.

Hog cash receipts down 10% in 2009

According to USDA’s annual Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income report released this week, 2009 gross income from cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and sheep and lambs for the U.S. totaled $59.0 billion, down 10 percent from 2008. Total 2009 cash receipts from marketings of meat animals decreased 10 percent to $58.6 billion.

FAO warns of increased foot-and-mouth threats

FAO urged heightened international surveillance against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) following three recent incursions in Japan and South Korea.

Vietnam - Swine is largest livestock sector

Projections from the ministry’s livestock department suggest that on-farm pig numbers in Vietnam could rise from 33 million in 2008 to 57.6 million in 2020, taking the country’s annual pork production from 2.77 million to 4.12 million metric tons, as the demand for pork by Vietnamese consumers rises by 38% from 30.7 kilograms to 42.5 kilograms per person per year.

USA/Mexico- Procedural Agreement signed

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the signing of a procedural agreement with Mexico's National Service of Health, Food Safety, and Agro-Alimentary Quality (SENASICA).

Italy – New Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies

On 16 April 2010, the new Minister Giancarlo Galan, after being sworn in to his new post before the Head of State Giorgio Napolitano, and in the presence of the President of the Council of Ministers, Silvio Berlosconi, took possession of his post at the headquarters of the Ministry.

Vietnam - PRRS hits fourth province

The outbreak in Hung Yen has brought to four the total number of provinces in Vietnam affected by the disease.

Canada - Partnership to strengthen traceability and biosecurity

The Governments of Canada and British Columbia are working together to help producers and processors maintain the health of their businesses by strengthening their traceability and biosecurity systems.