New Zealand has ended the last export of farm animals by sea, and exports of live animals have stopped, the country's agriculture minister said Friday, as it imposed a complete ban on animal exports out of concern for animal welfare.

Production of gross livestock products in Ukraine in 2023 will decrease by 2.2% compared to last year.

On May 9, the second module of training of veterinary medicine specialists of pig farms will be held within the framework of grant cooperation between the the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects a record wheat crop of 138 million tons in China this year, but analysts wonder why the country is poised to become the world's largest buyer when production is so high.

Brazilian pork export increased with 15,7% in the first quarter of 2023 in comparison to the same period last year. The country exported 274.800 tonnes this season against 237.500 tonnes between January and March of 2022.

There was a meeting of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the State Enterprise "Agency for Animal Identification and Registration" with the heads of structural subdivisions of regional military administrations, which provide functions on agro-industrial development. During the meeting, participants discussed algorithms of identification and registration of animals and obtaining an extract from the Unified State Register of Animals.

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The training of pig farm veterinary medicine specialists continues under the grant cooperation of the by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The next (second) module starts on May 9.

The Polish government has decided to ban the import of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine in order to protect the Polish agricultural sector.

In order to expand international markets and provide new opportunities for Ukrainian producers to export their own products, government agencies, in particular the State Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare, work diligently and consistently with foreign partners every day.

There were 9.1 million farms in the EU in 2020, down the equivalent of 37% from 2005.

The decrease was possible due to various sector initiatives to reduce the use of antibiotics in agricultural animals.

Analysis of the evolution of the African swine fever (ASF) situation in EU countries during the first quarter of 2023.

Pigmeat remained the European Union's leading exporting meat product despite a decrease.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the bill No. 7632 «On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine regarding exemption from paying tax on immovable property other than land, for destroyed or damaged immovable property».

The draft Law of Ukraine «On Peculiarities of Regulation of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Transition Period» (No. 6013) preserves all guarantees for farms. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Liudmyla Shemelynets.

Producers have been voicing their desire to enter the EU markets for a long time. Not only for the purpose of supply, but also as a reputational factor that will automatically give access to a number of other countries. However, for a long time, the African swine fever prevented them from realizing their goals. 

Following published observations of the Spanish pork market, global industry analyst Jim Long traveled to the United Kingdom with the Genesus team.

So far, no country has registered a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), while its trials are ongoing in some countries.