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Palawan province is no longer free of African swine fever (ASF) after an outbreak of the disease was confirmed on Cocoro Island.

The Flemish government lowered the requirements to be eligible for the pig farm buy-out scheme.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together communicators and journalists from the Latin American and Caribbean region to strengthen communication strategies to prevent and contain African swine fever reported in 2021 in Haiti and later in the Dominican Republic.

So far this year, pork production has shown positive monthly growth rates, which go hand in hand with the increase in animal weight.

Agri-food and fishery exports reached a record €68,018 million in 2022, an increase of 13.1% over 2021.

Within the framework of the Sectoral Strategic Cooperation Program (SSC) between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food, Denmark has sent experts to Vietnam to provide technical support and to take samples for quality inspection to certify conformity of imported animal feed at ports.

The Borchert Commission was established in 2019 and, in August 2023, decided to end its work.

Although new cases have yet to be officially confirmed, the region is announcing new regulations.

So far this year, soybean meal exports from Brazil have exceeded the volume shipped from Argentina.

The total amount of antibiotics administered in veterinary medicine decreased by 61 tons compared to the previous year.

U.S. pork exports concluded an excellent first half with another strong performance in June.

Pig slaughter fell by 1.1% compared to the first quarter of the year.

High carcass prices and strong domestic retail demand will drive greater pork production. Recently lowered tariffs further incentivize imports of certain prepared pork products.

Slaughterhouses must have a video surveillance system that will allow for additional animal welfare checks.

Representatives of public and private institutions met to reactivate the National Council for Animal Protection and Welfare, chaired by the Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), and to define a road map with concrete actions.

On August 14, 2023, the signing ceremony to build a pork trading floor in Ho Chi Minh City took place between the Commodity Exchange of Vietnam (MXV), the Department of Industry and Trade, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the city.

The export of pork offal and thermo-processed pork by-products from Argentina to authorized meat processing plants is now open.

Since the first occurrence of ASF in mainland Italy in January 2022, 1057 cases have been detected in wild boar and 550 in domestic pigs.

The evolution of pig farming is the result of greater training for producers and benefits that help to implement new technologies.

USDA has lowered its third-quarter pork production forecast due to expected lower average dressed weights.

This is how Japan's swine inventory, pork sales, and pork imports have gone so far in 2023.

The world corn production forecast was cut by 11 million tons from July's report. For soybeans, crop estimates were reduced by approximately 2.5 million due to lower expected U.S. production.

The volume of pork produced in the first half of 2023 was 2.1 million tons (-9.4% compared to the same period of the previous year).

Pork will be the second fastest-growing product in terms of consumption, with an annual rate of 2.2% over the next few years.