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U.S. antimicrobial sales for use in swine increased in 2021
Sales of medically important antimicrobial drugs for use in swine were up 3% from 2020.
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World meat production increased 45% in the last 20 years
The FAO has published the World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2022.
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Direct damage from the war as of early November estimated at almost $136 billion
The Kyiv School of Economics has updated its estimate of physical damages from the war. These are exclusively direct documented damages, calculated at replacement cost.
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Forty-six countries and 24 international organizations have pledged financial assistance to Ukraine
The international conference «Solidarity with the Ukrainian people» was held in Paris. As a result, it was announced that Ukraine will receive a total of almost 1 billion euros in aid.
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Committee backs bill to regulate associations of agricultural producers
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy has supported the draft Law of Ukraine "On the Association of Agricultural Producers" No.8149.
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Belyaivski LLC : advantages of small production
The war in Ukraine has affected all producers without exception. Even if they have not suffered direct damage as a result of hostilities or occupation, everyone has felt the disruption of their usual routines. The challenges of wartime made them take a different view of their activities and understand the benefits. This was also the case for Belyaivski LLC, a small enterprise in Zaporizhzhia.
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Practical Recommendations on Biosecurity for Pig Farms in the De-occupied Regions
Work on improving pig farm biosecurity between the Association of Ukranian Pig Breeders (AUPB) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) project has been ongoing since 2014. During this time, an online questionnaire covering all aspects of biosecurity has been developed: transportation, staff hygiene, animal procurement, disinfection, feed safety, etc., and more than twenty biosecurity audits have been carried out.
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Record pork consumption in Brazil
The country's population consumed an average of 18 kilograms (kg) of pork between January and June of this year.
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Verkhovna Rada upheld bills to help rebuild Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Of the main innovations:
1. The import of generators, other equipment, Starlink without duty and VAT is introduced at the legislative level. Including for natural persons. The norm will be valid until May 2023. -
Argentina: The "negative effect" of the soybean dollar on pig production
The export increase program better known as the soybean dollar has increased production costs in the pork chain.
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Spain: Regulation in favor of sustainable antibiotic use in livestock
The regulation will establish a national reference value for use, which will be defined according to the species and livestock classification.
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Wheat prices continued to fall
Wheat prices continued to fall after finding no support in the December WASDE report. This was reported by Barva Invest analysts.
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The World Bank will lend $1.7 billion to Ukraine. US$1.7 billion to Ukraine
World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anne Bjerde confirmed that Ukraine will receive $1.7 billion by the end of the year USD 1.7 billion.
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The government has allocated another 657 million UAH for grants under the program єРобота
The government has allocated an additional 657 million UAH for grants under the Jobs project. Such a decision was taken at the last meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
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Spain: Improvements in animal transport conditions
The royal decree on animal health and protection standards during transport introduces improvements in livestock welfare conditions and requirements for professionals.
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State Consumer Service: Implementation of European standards in Ukrainian food products
Food safety directly depends on their composition and the State Service for Food and Consumer Protection together with the Ministry of Health and the WHO continues fruitful work to ensure European standards in the field of production.
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Agrarian Front Events
The final straightforward harvesting of grain and leguminous crops is coming to an end.
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Electricity outages will not affect the cost of products
Power outages will not significantly affect the cost of food in Ukraine and will not provoke a shortage of them. This was said by the first Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky, writes the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.
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Ukraine remains a reliable guarantor of global food security
Despite the seizure of a large number of agricultural lands, the destruction of crops and agricultural equipment by the enemy, the withdrawal of some from circulation due to their mines and damage by explosive objects - Ukraine continues to provide the world with food.
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The first projects of the «Program for rebuilding Ukraine» are determined
They will be financed at the expense of the European Investment Bank within the framework of the Program for Reconstruction of Ukraine. At the first stage 83 projects worth 4.7 billion UAH were selected to be implemented in 10 regions of Ukraine.