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In 2008, 27 Member States submitted information on the occurrence of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food-borne outbreaks to the European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday announced the allocation of $234.5 million to 70 U.S. trade organizations to help promote American food and agricultural products overseas.

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed an act in which she announced the setting in motion of compensations to boost the pork production in the country that shall have also a reduction in the consumers' price.

In the last few days the OIE has reported on the appearance of cases of flu due to the A/H1N1 virus in swine herds in Japan and Serbia.

In 2009, in comparison with the previous year, the prices in the main producing countries of the EU fell by between 4% and 11%. Spain, Germany, Poland, Holland, France and Denmark represent 68% of the total European swine population.

The Common Agricultural Policy plays a critical role in helping farmers to deliver environmental goods and services, provided that policies are targeted in the right way. This is the key message of a report published today for DG Agriculture and Rural Development by the Institute for European Environmental Policy.

The Russian Federation has agreed to allow Irish pork imports again 14 months after they were banned because of the dioxin crisis.

México and Canada have agreed to reinforce links of cooperation and to improve sanitary and commercial protocols in order to amplify trade between the two nations.

Romania can no longer negotiate with the European Union an extension of the state subsidies for farming, that stopped being granted at the end of 2009, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Mihail Dumitru said.

In 2009, exports of piglets increased by 18.5%. While in 2008 exports reached 5.15 million animals, in 2009 the figure increased to 6.1 million. A total of 50% of the piglet exports were to Germany, 14% to Poland and 12% to Belgium.

A new body to take responsibility for animal health is among major changes proposed by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn in a new Bill on Animal Health which is being published today.

The Emerging Risks Unit (EMRISK) was requested by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to develop a system for the routine monitoring of data from the Rapid Alert System on Food and Feed (RASFF), with the main objective of describing potentially relevant patterns of notifications for the detection of emerging risks and a timely reporting.

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, confirmed that Ireland's revised Rural Development Programme (RDP) has been approved by the EU Rural Development Management Committee meeting in Brussels.