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Russia has suspended imports of pork products from six U.S. pork facilities, claiming the products did not meet Russian requirements, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said.

The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement on approving a significant number of meat processing and storage facilities for export.

The Pork Industry (NZPork), the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) have joined together to launch the eight month project which will evaluate using manure in different biogas systems on farms.

The decision to request consultations follows discussions and representations to the United States on Canada’s concerns with COOL. WTO consultations provide the parties with an opportunity to resolve a dispute through formal discussions. If consultations fail to resolve the issue, the matter can be referred to a WTO dispute settlement panel.

The National Pork Producers Council has created a news program designed to educate swine veterinarians about issues of concern to the U.S. pork industry. The program will focus on how policy is made on the federal level and how to communicate effectively with lawmakers and regulatory officials.

Chairman of the State Committee for Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine signed Order №276 “On imports of slaughter pigs from Republic of Poland”. Pursuant the order, 17 Polish enterprises were licensed for imports of slaughter pigs to Ukraine.

Comission Decision of 28 November 2008 approving annual and multi-annual programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2009 and following years.

In 2008 the enterprises of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supplies shall supply 2.8 million tons of dairy products and 115 thousand tons of meat products to Russia.

The research, carried out in close collaboration with the Autonomous Communities, had technical and scientific support in the first stage from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

With regard to livestock production, world demand for animal protein (milk, eggs, meat) is expected to rise by 50% by 2020, even if the economic growth of recent years is now stabilising.

Over 100 pigs have died of African swine fever. The veterinary officer, Dr. Nelson Yesho, said 5,000 pigs could die if the disease, that struck Sipi and Kamoko sub-counties is not contained.

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has decided to resume the rights of food producers and traders to set the prices of grain, food processed from grain, edible oil, meat, dairy products and eggs independently.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2584/2000 of 24 November 2000 establishing a system for the communication of information on certain supplies of beef, veal and pigmeat to the territory of the Russian Federation has been substantially amended. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

From November 24, Rosselkhoznadzor imposed a temporary ban on imports of meat and meat products to the Russian Federation from 14 foreign enterprises (2 Spanish enterprises, 4 Australian enterprises, 2 US enterprises, 3 Hungarian enterprises, 1 Polish plant and 2 Belarusian enterprises).

Meat hygiene employers have agreed to pay a long-overdue pay rise to UNISON members – and the union is calling off strike action which members voted for last week. The 2.99% increase, backdated to August 2007, will be paid in the new year, in time to help with post-Christmas bills.

The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission carried through to establish Ontario Hog Industry Advisory Committee to provide input and feedback to Ontario Pork as it moves away from sole authority for the marketing of hogs in the province.