The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, announced today that the Government of Canada has successfully restored market access for...

The matters related to the technical cooperation and the exchange of experiences in the electronic certification of livestock products were addressed.

Livestock production in Mexico attained an historic growth by reaching a record production of 6.5 million tonnes (carcass weight) in 2016, that meant an increase by 202,000 tonnes (3.2% more than in 2015), according to the data of the Ministry...

China’s pork imports are forecast to decline for the second consecutive year in 2018 as domestic production gains reduce demand of imported pork.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted Tuesday that Thailand has not yet struck any deal to allow the import of pork from the United States.

Global production is forecast up nearly 2 percent in 2018 to 113.1 million tons, primarily on expansion in China and to a lesser extent the United States.

In the last five years, pork consumption per capita in the countries in this region raised from 4.6 kg in 2012 to 5.3 kg in 2016, and the growth was encouraged mainly by Panama and Costa Rica.

Following recent notifications of ASF outbreaks in Moldova, the existing measures of cleansing and disinfection should be extended to the vehicles entering the Union from Moldova.

Since 2013, exports to Japan have consistently increased, becoming in 2015 the second most important destination for EU pork products, although far below China.

The representatives of the veterinary services of Mexico, Canada and the USA ratified their commitment for keeping the health status in the region with the aim of providing confidence regarding the health certifications.

Japan’s total hog slaughter in 2017 to sustain at nearly the same level as the previous year at around 16.37 million head.

In a historical change, Mexico has begun exporting swine for breeding purposes.

The date of 21 September represents the start of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

At 895.5 thousand head, UK clean pig slaughterings were down just 0.2% on year earlier values in August, according to the latest data from Defra. This takes year to date (January — August) throughputs up to 6.8 million head, 3% lower than in the...