Japan’s pork production will grow in 2023, but imports will be soft as large 2022 ending stocks are drawn down.

Priority demining of agricultural land has begun in Mykolaiv region.

Consumption of “meat substitutes” is a matter of personal choice, but the consumer must be well-informed about the properties and production methods. In terms of environmental impact, however, based on currently available data, in vitro production offers no environmental advantage compared to real meat.

On Wednesday, March 8, the leadership of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine met with the delegation of the EBRD. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry.

Ukraine, as a candidate for accession to the European Union, is implementing a national food quality and safety control system equivalent to the EU system, based on the important principle of ensuring control from farm to table.

A surge in African swine fever (ASF) infections in China is set to reduce hog output later this year, farm managers and analysts said this week, pushing up prices in the world's top pork consumer as demand recovers.

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Liquidation was triggered by financial losses from ASF in Germany – Poland. Rest of Europe high feed prices relative to hog prices New environmental and animal welfare rules leading to producers leaving industry.

Average food prices in February 2023 increased by 31.5% compared to February last year. Overall, in February of this year, prices for food and soft drinks in the consumer market increased by 1.5%. Over the year, food prices rose by 31.5%. 

To keep meat safe from possible harmful substances, take salt. And a large pot or basin. Fill the container with cold water, add salt at the rate of 3 tablespoons per liter, stir until the salt dissolves.

This week, Ukraine began its second sowing season since russia's full-scale invasion. This was announced by Prime Minister Denis Shmygal on Facebook.

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the State Tax Service of Ukraine and the EU Support to Ukraine Programme for Public Financial Management (EU4PFM) have started active work in the format of working groups to prepare the legislative framework in the field of taxation and tax administration required for accession to the European Union.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy initiated a roundtable discussion to discuss the mechanisms for providing grants for the development of horticulture, berry growing, and viticulture. New mechanisms for the implementation of grant programs were presented at the event, as well as key conditions for receiving grants.

On February 28, a case of African swine fever (ASF) was detected in a private pig farm in the village of Novokaira, Milivska united territorial community, Beryslav district.

The demand in the German food market and among its customers for regional goods and meat of German origin is ever increasing, says Allard Bakker, Director of Der Grüne Weg — the subsidiary company of the De Groene Weg B.V., which has been the largest organic meat supplier in the Netherlands and an established partner for the German market and processing industry).

With support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) surveyed representatives of abattoirs and meat processing plants on their assessment of the risks of the spread of swine disease since the start of the full-scale invasion. Questioning of representatives of meat processing industry and other participants of domestic pork market (industrial and domestic pork producers, hunters, etc.) the ASU carries out in the framework of the project «Ensuring Animal Health in Ukraine».

More than 2.5 thousand farmers have applied for seed support from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as of Tuesday, March 7. This is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

The farms belonging to KSG Agro Holding are fully equipped with the necessary resources and ready to carry out the spring sowing campaign more than a month in advance.

Over the past few weeks, a record price divergence between commodity pigs in Europe and the U.S. has been discussed. Spain (Europe's largest producer) has set a new record price for pigs at 1.89 euros/kg live weight — 92 cents/lb. The price in the U.S. is now 59 cents per pound live weight. The price difference between Spain and the U.S. for a 280 lb. market pig is $ 92.

Purchasing prices for pork at the end of the first decade of March continued to grow, analysts of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders.