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An audit from the European Commission reveals that few tangible actions have been taken to improve compliance with the provisions of the Pig Directive, and to reduce tail biting and avoid tail docking of pigs.

Argentine pork producers will benefit from a lower export tax rate on pork, while soybean growers will pay more.

Higher expected Australian swine numbers due to rising prices could result in a recovery in pork production later in the year

The English pig census reached 3.78 million in December 2019.

The EU is forecast to produce a new pork volume record in 2020. Spain is surpassing Germany as the biggest pork producer in the EU.

Pork production continued to increase during the past year and represented almost 64% of the total meat produced.

Salmonella and Campylobacter are becoming increasingly resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, but there has been positive development in food-producing animals.

The decline of Canadian hog inventories marks the second consecutive year-over-year (January to January) decrease. Demand from Japan helped keep exports up despite ban from China.

World grain production was at an almost historic high last year. Soyabean production expected to fall. COVID-19 affects markets.

Companies produced less pork, more beef and poultry meat.

Over 5.9 million pigs have been destroyed in Vietnam due to ASF, but the number of sows killed is unknown. IPSARD created two simulation scenarios to help predict the implications.

Over the past year, pork production grew by almost 5%.

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order creating a national task force to prevent the entry, contain, and control animal-borne diseases such as African swine fever (ASF) following the sharp rise in the number of cases nationwide.

European exports have increased by more than 20%. China continues to be the main destination and Spain the main exporter.

In 2019, agricultural and agro-industrial exports generated US$37.8 billion, an annual increase of 8.59 percent.

Rafael Laguens García, president of the Veterinary Association of Soria and former president of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), has been elected as the new president of the World Veterinary Association.