Chile: the signing of the CPTPP favours pork exports
Chile, together with other 10 countries, signed the free trade agreement, that favours national pork exports. It is expected that the exports to Japan grow by 10-15% in the next years.
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France: Pyrénées-Atlantiques regains its Aujeszky’s disease-free status
Last March 28th, all the restriction measures implemented after the detection of Aujeszky’s disease on an outdoor pig farm have been lifted.
United States hog inventory up
The average pigs saved per litter was a record high of 10.58 for the December - February period, compared to 10.43 last year.
China raised import duties on U.S. pork
China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, fruit and other products.
DAT-Schaub expands its activities in China
Danish Crown’s subsidiary DAT-Schaub has acquired a majotity stake in Shanghai Natural Casing Company. The purpose of the acquisition is to gain additional capacity in the selecting and processing of natural casings for sausage and salami production.
AASV Honors Awardees at Annual Meeting
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) honored five members for their contributions to the association and the swine industry.
Semen Cardona will start the works of a last-generation AIC in the Segovia area
It will consolidate its growth in the Spanish market.
Poland to build boar-proof fence to stop spread of African swine fever
A fence along Poland’s eastern border to stop wild boar from migrating and spreading African swine fever is to be set up.
France confirms the presence of Aujeszky’s disease
An Aujeszky’s disease outbreak has been confirmed on a farm in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.
New project to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam’s pig sector
A two-year project that will assess veterinary health management and veterinary drug use in Vietnamese pig farms has been launched.
France will implement a more ambitious animal welfare policy
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food intends to implement a more ambitious animal welfare policy. Some of the measures are already included in the bill that will be discussed in the Parliament.
USA: improvement of return on investment from the Pork Checkoff
For each USD invested on a pig through the Pork Checkoff, there was a return on investment of USD22.50.
Mexico strengthens the National Health Intelligence Network
The Ratification Agreement for the Implementation of the Health Intelligence State Unit (UEIS) of Jalisco has been signed, joining the 16 existing UEISs.
USDA ends required reporting of Swine Enteric Coronavirus Diseases
SECD is now well understood by the veterinary community and producers, and tools exist to effectively respond to it.
Success of the animal welfare meat labelling in Denmark
Many Danes know the animal welfare labelling of pork products. This greater knowledge can help to encourage animal welfare.
Spain is among the main pork exporters in the world
Spain is now one of the four main pork exporters in the world, together with Germany, the USA and Denmark, with sales that amount 1,554,981 tonnes of pork.