France is considering building a fence on its border with Germany to keep out wild boar and prevent a devastating African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, as it increases surveillance along the border.

The European Commission and China agreed to intensify efforts to avert EU import tariffs on China-built electric vehicles and could re-examine a minimum-price deal previously rejected by the EU, Reuters reported, citing the Commission on Thursday.

Pork exports grew 4% in June 2024, but are down 3.5% year-to-date.

Enforcement action against slaughterhouses that mix groups of pigs upon arrival at the slaughterhouse will be taken starting August 15.

France has increased its surveillance of African swine fever (ASF) along part of the border with Germany as the disease continues to spread among wild boar in much of Europe, Reuters reported, citing the agriculture ministry on Tuesday.

Participants in the Animal Health in Ukraine project, implemented by the AUPB and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), have the opportunity to conduct laboratory monitoring of the quality of feed fed to pigs.

Company implementing enhanced food safety and quality measures following “dark moment.”

China is the world's leading importer of soybeans, accounting for 61% of total foreign sales per season. The current situation directly impacts prices, with Asian demand tending to contract.

The number of farm animals in the Netherlands will still have to come down – and that includes pigs. The new government announced its agricultural policies in more detail this week.

The rapid spread of African swine fever in Ukraine and around the world has highlighted the need to strengthen measures to control the spread of this highly contagious disease. First and foremost, it is important to implement and comply with biosecurity.

French farmers unions have demanded the mass culling of all wild boar in a wide zone along the border with Germany in order to avoid African Swine Fever (ASF) from coming into the country.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday the European Union should reconsider proposed import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, and urged Brussels and Beijing to find a compromise that avoids a trade war, reported Reuters. 

Irish pig farmers can expect a profitable income this year, based on pig prices remaining on a high level. That would be the second year with a profit, following an income loss for 20 consecutive months from August 2021 to March 2023. The average financial loss was €522,000 per pig farm, the Agricultural and Food Development Authority Teagasc reports in its ‘Situation and Outlook Report’.

The public prosecutor in Pavia province, northern Italy, has opened an investigation to a vet and a pig producer. Both are thought to be involved in the spread of the recent wave of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks on farms in Northern Italy, news outlet RAI Uno reported.

A formal application has now been submitted to the European Commission so that Sweden can be officially declared free of the disease at the end of September.

Within the framework of the project “Keeping Animals Healthy in Ukraine”, the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders, with the support of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has successfully completed 18 out of 20 planned biosafety audits at Ukrainian pig farms.

Imports of pork remain at a record low, while exports in January-August already exceed last year's achievements. Details of the dynamics of foreign trade in pork are reported by analysts of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders with reference to preliminary data from customs statistics of the State Customs Service.

This week contained a next chapter in the ongoing saga related to nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands, which could potentially have consequences for its swine industry. A few days ago, news trickled through that the new government is planning to scrap earlier policies aimed at protecting the Netherlands’ natural areas.