• Italy: Agreement between organizations for the eradication of ASF in Sardinia

    In mid-May, several Italian agricultural organizations (Coldiretti, Confagricoltura and Cia Copagri) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to be presented to the European Commission which aims to eradi...
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  • Philippines: Pork producers angered over food smuggling

    The Philippine government's inability to curb smuggling of food products has angered food producers leading to a growing alliance between swine, poultry, fish, onion, and rice producers. The original...
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  • Danish Crown and Saria in Joint Venture

    EU - German animal product manufacturer Saria bio-Industries AG is to set up a joint venture with Danish meat processing company Danish Crown. Saria Bio-industries is controlled by German privately-o...
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  • Polish pork heads to China but will supply last?

    Food exported to China from Poland grew by 50% in 2011, and looks to grow, but pig population is in decline, the Warsaw Business Journal reports. Poland has been increasing its presence in Asia, with...
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  • Growth in Spanish Pork Consumption; Italy Doing Well

    GLOBAL - Warmer temperature and the outlook for weather conditions to remain positive have increased the demand for pig meat on the German wholesale markets, while in Denmark, soybean prices are under...
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  • Growth in Spanish Pork Consumption; Italy Doing Well

    GLOBAL - Warmer temperature and the outlook for weather conditions to remain positive have increased the demand for pig meat on the German wholesale markets, while in Denmark, soybean prices are under...
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  • Foot-and-mouth policy to increase Australia's preparedness

    The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has developed a national policy for vaccination against foot–and–mouth disease (FMD), boosting Australia’s preparedness a...
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  • Colombia reports two swine deaths by Anthrax

    Colombia has reported to the OIE an anthrax outbreak in the north of the country, in the La Guajira province in the town of Manaure on the Caribbean coast. Laboratory analysis undertaken by the Nation...
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  • Foot-and-mouth policy to increase Australia's preparedness

    The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has developed a national policy for vaccination against foot–and–mouth disease (FMD), boosting Australia’s preparedness a...
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  • Colombia reports two swine deaths by Anthrax

    Colombia has reported to the OIE an anthrax outbreak in the north of the country, in the La Guajira province in the town of Manaure on the Caribbean coast. Laboratory analysis undertaken by the Nation...
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  • 500,000 pigs in Chile left to starve

    500,000 pigs at a slaughtering company have been abandoned and left to starve, as there is no supply of food and water. The dying pigs were left to starve as employees fled the plant when on Thursday...
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  • 500,000 pigs in Chile left to starve

    500,000 pigs at a slaughtering company have been abandoned and left to starve, as there is no supply of food and water. The dying pigs were left to starve as employees fled the plant when on Thursday...
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    • DanBred International

    DanBred International has revealed a new logo

    DanBred International, the original exporter of DanBred genetics - one of the world’s most innovative breeding systems based on more than 100 years of analysis, research and development –...
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  • Argentina has resumed imports of pork from Brazil

    On Tuesday May 22 the Ambassador of Argentina in Brazil, Luis Maria Kreckler, announced the end to the embargo on pork imports from Brazil to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Mendes...
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  • Argentina has resumed imports of pork from Brazil

    On Tuesday May 22 the Ambassador of Argentina in Brazil, Luis Maria Kreckler, announced the end to the embargo on pork imports from Brazil to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Mendes...
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  • European Union continues the upward trend in pork exports

    European pork exports follow last year’s trend with an increase of 9.1% during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, reaching a total of 749,691 tons exported. Th...
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  • Germany: principal slaughterhouses agree not to penalize non-castrated pigs

    The three older abattoirs and pork processors of Germany (Tönnies, Vion and Westfleisch) have undertaken a joint statement to buy whole finishing pigs without any deduction in the price. This wi...
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  • European Union continues the upward trend in pork exports

    European pork exports follow last year’s trend with an increase of 9.1% during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, reaching a total of 749,691 tons exported. Th...
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  • Germany: principal slaughterhouses agree not to penalize non-castrated pigs

    The three older abattoirs and pork processors of Germany (Tönnies, Vion and Westfleisch) have undertaken a joint statement to buy whole finishing pigs without any deduction in the price. This wi...
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  • China Authorizes Pork Imports from Brazil

    BRAZIL - Another Brazilian slaughterhouse has been authorised to export pork to China. The decision was announced to a unit located in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. The mission of the Chinese healt...
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