Commission publishes report on application of competition rules in the agricultural sector
The report published by the Commission is the first focusing specifically on the application of EU competition rules to the agricultural sector.
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Japan: ASF contaminated meat inside luggage at an airport
The contaminated sausages were found in the luggage of a passenger from Beijing.
UK: Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals dropped
Total sales of veterinary antibiotics, adjusted for a nimal populations, was 37 mg/kg in 2017. This result signals an additional 18% reduction from 2016.
China adopts new measures to stop the spreading of ASF
Among other measures, the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to forbid the use of food scraps to feed pigs.
Romania detects ASF in a new county
The outbreak has been detected in the county of Maramures.
MEPs back plans to halt spread of drug resistance from animals to humans
The agreement with EU ministers was adopted with 583 votes to 16 and 20 abstentions.
USDA lifts restrictions on some pork imports from Poland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has agreed to lift restrictions on imports of some fresh and frozen pork from Poland that were put in place October 18, 2018 due to potential risk from African Swine Fever (ASF).
Bulgaria confirms ASF in a wild boar
It is a wild boar found dead near the border with Romania.
Latest agri-food trade figures: EU exports are stable
Exports of pork continue to decline.
Extension of biogas support scheme in Luxembourg
Commission approves €45 million extension of biogas support scheme in Luxembourg.
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics in farming in order to keep drug-resistant bacteria out of our food.
USA: Pork export value under pressure
Pork export value averaged $44.29 per head slaughtered in August, down 8 percent from a year ago, while the January-August per-head average dropped 1 percent.
Forecasts for US pork production and exports in 2019
The FAS foresees an increase in the US production of pork for next year.
ASF in China: Hunan is also affected by the disease
First ASF cases detected in the province of Hunan.
ASF: France relaxes the restrictions in the surveillance and strengthened surveillance areas
The Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr Didier Guillaume, has decided to reduce the restriction areas for the prevention of ASF.
Cargill opens its largest feed mill in Vietnam to serve farmers in southern region’s booming livestock industry
The $28 million USD feed mill, located in Binh Duong province, is Cargill’s 12th in Vietnam.