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Slovakia has asked the Commission to authorise three methods for grading pig carcases and has presented the results of its dissection trials in the second part of the protocol provided for in Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008. Examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising these grading methods are fulfilled.

The Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) has announced it is to trial a series of meetings giving the chance for business operators to meet with management.

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), some 26.9 million pigs were kept in about 67,600 holdings in Germany in May 2009.

According to Nikolai Vlasov, Deputy Head of Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia plans to remove pork import restrictions imposed due to the Influenza A H1N1. (Original in Russian. Read Google translation here).

As of July 1, 2009, the number of hogs and cattle on Canadian farms was down from the same date a year earlier.

Following the good results achieved in 2008, the program for the control and erradication of Aujeszky’s disease continues to progress favourably, in such away that only two local livestock regions, of the 495 regions that make up the Spanish state, present an average prevalence in reproduction herds of over 10%.

During the first five months of 2009 French exports of live pigs increased by 11% (228,000 head) while imports of live animals decreased by 6% (87,000 head) On the contrary, porcine production fell by 1.1% in the same period. (Original in French. Read Google translation here).

Areas currently suffering the worst drought in China are the three northeastern provinces, along with the eastern sector of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. These locations boast important farm land for corn, the major feed for swine.

Producers Livestock Marketing Association, National Farmers Union and Allied Producers Cooperative are calling on USDA to evaluate the pork market impact of a $200-million, federally funded sow buy-out program to reduce pork supplies.

In preparation for its application with the Office International des Epizooties for an 'FMD-free without vaccination' application for Luzon, the Philippine Department of Agriculture has ordered the stop of all FMD vaccination and an inventory of all available FMD vaccines in the country.

The figures indicate that there are a little less piglets in the Danish stables and fewer slaughter pigs as well.

USDA reported total pork in cold storage on July 31 at 547.3 million pounds, up 8.3 percent from a year ago and near 25 percent above the five-year average, according to analysts reviewing the report.

The Government of Canada is delivering a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers by investing in key marketing initiatives to get more customers buying Canadian pork, providing government-backed credit to help viable operations weather the current economic uncertainty and helping struggling operations to transition out of the industry.

Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz, today confirmed that Panama has approved Canada's meat inspection system.

A poorly developed demand for veterinary services rather than a shortage of farm animal veterinarians has been identified by a personal report published by Professor Philip Lowe.