• Germany to grant aid to the swine industry from the crisis reserve

    The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has presented the details of the exceptional aid of 180 million euros to German farmers in the sectors most affected by the war in Ukraine.

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  • Rio de Janeiro recognized as free of classical swine fever

    The Agricultural Defense team of the State Secretariat of Agriculture carries out sanitary surveillance actions to maintain the free status.

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  • How to keep pigs highly productive during hot periods?

    The DA 100B/150B is a complete cassette cooling system, which is very flexible in use and easy to adapt to most types of premises. This is precisely the cooling system that will keep your pigs productive during hot periods.

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  • United States hog inventory down 1%

    As of June 1, there were 72.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down 1% from June 2021 and down slightly from March 1, 2022, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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  • Government launches grant programs for business start-ups, entrepreneurship development and training

    Citizens and entrepreneurs can take part in 6 programs:

    The program of micro grants to start their own business is designed for both experienced Ukrainians and beginners. To participate, they must prepare a business plan for the future enterprise and submit the application through the portal of Action. Oschadbank assesses the business plan and the applicant's business reputation, after which the participant must be interviewed in the employment center.

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  • New EU — New Zealand trade agreement removes tariffs on pig meat

    The agreement eliminates import duties on all EU agri-food export to New Zealand.

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  • Pork retail prices: June results

    In June, the price of chilled pork in retail chains increased by 5.8% compared with the previous month. The end-sale prices make up for the "delayed" appreciation, according to analysts of the Association of Pork Producers of Ukraine.

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  • Four outbreaks of ASF in domestic pig herds in Poland

    After ASF had become quiet in Poland in recent months, four ASF outbreaks in pig farms were detected in June. One of the affected farms is 50 km from the German-Polish border, reports Agra-Europe.

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  • Ukraine and European Union sign "transport visa-free" agreement

    Ukraine and the European Union signed an agreement on cargo transportation by road transport - the so-called "transport visa-free travel. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.

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  • President signs law to bring back import taxation

    On June 30, the President signed a law (Bill No. 7418) "On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the revision of certain tax exemptions." The document enters into force in its entirety on July 1. This was announced by the head of the VR Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Danilo Getmantsev.

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  • UK pig industry reduces antibiotic use by 17%

    The amount of antibiotic used to treat pigs on UK farms in 2021 fell by 17%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 69%.

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  • Live pig market: multidirectional movement

    During the last week of June, the pork market saw multidirectional price movements, according to analysts at the Association of Ukranian Pig Bredeers.

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  • Germany: Lowest pig inventory since 1990

    Compared to May 3, 2021, the swine herd is down 9.8% or 2.42 million head.

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  • Sowing season 2023 may take place on only 60% of the planned area

    Due to the blocking of ports and complicated exports, agrarians are beginning to experience an increasing lack of financial resources. This was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food on June 27.

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  • New AUPB participant — Eco Piglets LLC

    In June, a new enterprise, Eco Piglets LLC, joined the ranks of the Association of Ukranian Pig Breeders. What could be more important in times of war than unity?

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  • Particular control of systems in the heat

    Today, most commercial pig farms are equipped with ventilation and cooling systems.

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  • The aftermath of war: the pig population

    According to preliminary estimates, the industrial pig herd declined by 10% during the war. How has this affected the balance of the pork market?

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  • Businesses' work in occupation and blocking tax bills

    Ukrainian law does not provide a clear answer as to whether the head of a working farm in occupied territory is a traitor. Today many agricultural enterprises remain under occupation. All of them may fall under the article for collaborationism, because in one way or another they cooperate with the occupation authorities. And this is despite the fact that at the beginning of the spring sowing season President Vladimir Zelensky urged farmers to sow all over Ukraine, including in the occupied territories.

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  • International support for agricultural producers and communities

    As a result of Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, a number of communities and agricultural producers in Ukraine are suffering from war. In response, the USAID Agrarian and Rural Development Program-AGRO, together with the GS All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council and the All-Ukrainian Association of Communities, are implementing projects to support communities and agrarian producers in order to ensure food security.

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