African swine fever (ASF) is sometimes very persistent in the environment, so the suspicion is that the disease could be transmitted to farm pigs through feed, water and bedding. This was a theoretical assumption, so researchers confirmed it scientifically.

Since August 19, when the process of small-scale privatization was resumed, the State Property Fund has held more than 120 auctions on Prozorro. The total amount of winning auctions is 1.8 billion hryvnias. Of these, 1 billion has already entered the Ukrainian budget. This is reported in the Ministry of Economy.

Power outages will not affect the cost of food and will not cause shortages. This was stated by the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky during the broadcast of the All-Ukrainian marathon «Unified News». He stressed that for the basic food basket the blackout does not entail physical threats.

The main problem of the domestic agricultural sector is the minimum liquidity of agricultural products. The sale price of grain is quite low, and logistics have become much more expensive, so agrarians suffer significant losses. All these are the consequences caused by the military invasion. The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky told about it in his speech at the round table «The urgent needs of Ukrainian agricultural sector for sustainability and recovery».

The term for which the period of validity of draft deferments during mobilization, provided to the persons liable for military service by respective decisions of the Ministry of Economy and Economy, according to the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from 03.03.2022 ¹ 194 "Some issues of reservation of persons liable for military service under the legal regime of martial law" is prolonged from one to two months.

Imports of pork in November amounted to 1.16 thousand tons, which is 3.8 times less than the external supply of such products in October. Such results of foreign trade in the last month of autumn sounded in the analytical department of the Association "Pig Breeders of Ukraine" with reference to customs statistics.

Reproductive disorders are a major challenge for veterinarians. This is due to the difficulty in identifying their causes, given the wide range of infectious factors that can affect the productivity of a breeding herd. Read what to look for when reproductive performance declines and how to diagnose and control diseases that cause reproductive disorders in the latest issue of Profitable Pig Breeding: Military Digest #72, December 2022.

International prices of wheat, maize, and sorghum declined in November while barley and rice prices moved up, according to the FAO price index

Ukraine Sovereignty Bond is a financial instrument issued by Canada for free placement among investors, the proceeds of which will go to Ukraine in the form of loans through the IMF.

International pig meat prices rose on a surge in demand ahead of the upcoming holiday period and the impact of currency movements.

This is one aspect of the «Ensuring Animal Health in Ukraine» project, which the Association of Ukranian Pig Breeders is implementing with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Leading domestic experts in cooperation with specialists of the competent authority will teach best practices and work algorithms.

The Czech Republic confirmed its first case of African swine fever for the first time in almost five years and veterinarians were taking measures to prevent its spread, the Czech Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.

Thus, the implementation of the Agreement on access of Ukrainian goods to the EU market (ACAA) is accelerated.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food are implementing a program to provide farmers with temporary grain storage equipment (grain sleeves). Thanks to the support of the governments of Canada, Japan, and Minderoo Foundation, Ukrainian farmers will receive more than 30,000 grain sleeves with a capacity of 200 tons, which covers 30% of the national deficit of granaries.

There is currently a shortage of veterinarians in Germany. Of the approximately 22,000 veterinarians currently practicing in Germany (including around 12,000 practice owners and 10,000 salaried veterinarians), only around 3,500 are still treating farm animals. 

Pigs are sensitive to high temperatures. If the room where the animals are kept is poorly ventilated in summer, it will have a negative impact on the health and production performance of pigs.

Although the decrease in Spanish pork exports outside the EU continued in the first nine months of the year, it has slowed down compared to the first half of the year.

In order to create favourable conditions for the registration of tax invoices and to eliminate misunderstandings between taxpayers and regulatory authorities, the Ministry of Finance together with the State Tax Service, business representatives and experts in the field of taxation have introduced amendments aimed at improving the work of the ITRS.

KSG Agro increased its sales revenues from the sale of pigs by more than 34% year-on-year in the first ten months of 2022. 2022, KSG Agro increased its revenues from the sale of pigs by more than 34% compared to the same period in 2021, the company's press service said.