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The country's first outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus was confirmed.

Santa Catarina remains the leading state in pig slaughter, with 29.8% of the national share, followed by Paraná (22.3%) and Rio Grande do Sul (17.1%).

Genesus has published its 2024 list of the World’s MEGA Producers.

The exact cause of the entry of the disease is still unclear. However, there is currently nothing to indicate an active epidemic among wild boars in the region.

April exports of U.S. pork reached the highest volume and value since May 2021, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.

International prices of poultry and bovine meats fell, while those of pig and ovine meats increased.

The FAO Cereal Price Index rose month-on-month, with wheat prices increasing the most.

Export volumes in the first quarter were at their lowest since 2015, according to AHDB.

FAO’s first forecast for the 2024/25 season points to an overall comfortable global cereal supply and demand situation.

The EC clarifies the use of force majeure and exceptional circumstances for the EU agricultural sector in case of unforeseeable and extreme weather events.

Below is the list of the top 10 global exporters of agri-food products in 2023.

In the last 10 years, the total pig census in the EU27 has suffered a decrease of 6%, with a significant increase in Spain and a decrease in Germany.

Pig exports (for finishing and slaughter) increased by 19.5% in the first quarter of 2024, from 146,624 head in 2023 to 175,140 in 2024.

This is the first sector regulated by agricultural defense to update its health legislation to make it compatible with the Self-Control Law.

The Terms of Reference state that representatives of health agencies will meet once a year in plenary

The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 9.6% and meat and meat product imports increased by 3.9% in the first quarter of 2024.

The new tariffs aim to stop the imports of grain from Russia and Belarus into the EU in practice.

The amendment of the Animal Protection Act will include legal and enforcement changes in the area of animal welfare.

Piglet mortality has been reduced by almost one percent.

About 564,000 ha more than expected were sown, resulting in a record corn planting in the core region. Production could have reached 17 Mt, but leafhoppers got in the way.

In this first part of the year, slaughter was relatively stable, pork imports increased sharply, and producer margins were good.

The legislation delivers on a key manifesto commitment to ban the export of live animals including cattle, sheep, and pigs for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain.

The Vietnamese authorities have given the go-ahead for UK pork exports to commence.