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Russia has set its meat import quotas for 2010. The pork quota will be limited to 500,000 metric tons including 27,900 tons of trimmings.

Pork consumption has increased over the past ten years, from 119.200 tonnes to 189.900 tonnes in 2008 (+ 59 %).

The specific objectives of the project are to provide a critical and extensive review on mycotoxins detoxifying agents.

Prices farmers received for their commodities fell 15.7 per cent in September 2009 from the same month a year earlier, as both the crops index and the livestock and animal products index declined, according to Statistics Canada.

Since the second half of the year,a rapid rise in pork prices has re-energised the sector.

Brand names are of increasing importance to global consumers looking for quality and consistency. Small U.S. meat companies, however, may have an uphill battle in making their brand names familiar to international buyers.

The A/H1N1 2009 influenza virus has been found for the first time in a commercial swine herd in Italy.

EFSA’s GMO Panel has published for public consultation a draft report updating its assessment of allergenicity of GM plants and microorganisms and derived food and feed.

The situation connected with fulfillment of state measures on control of spread of the African swine fever in the territory of Russia has been discussed during the Session of the Intergovernmental Commission that was chaired by Elena Skrynnik, Minister of Agriculture.

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1161/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards food chain information to be provided to food business operators operating slaughterhouses.

The The Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (AVA) position statement on castration of piglets using CO2 anaesthesia is now clear and can be summarised as follows: "with respect to animal welfare and the aim of alleviating pain during and after castration of piglets, carbon dioxide anaesthesia would not seem to be an appropriate or advisable technique".

On November 25, the expert panel from MOA announced that over a 11-day on-site examination and evaluation, Hainan Province had passed the national on-site inspection for Specific Animal Epidemic-Free Zone.

The European Commission authorised today a French scheme of an approximate budget of € 700 million which aims at supporting farmers who encounter difficulties as a result of the current economic crisis.