Hatting, Europe's largest producer of boar semen for artificial insemination, is fighting airborne diseases by installing air filtration systems on their 10 facilities in Denmark. Learn more about their ways to reduce the risk of contamination.

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.

The first module of the veterinary school for pig farm specialists implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finished today. 

The increase in retail prices for pork during March was noted by analysts of the Pig Producers of Ukraine Association based on the results of monthly monitoring of national retail chains.

Last week, more than 100 entrepreneurs received loans under the government program «Affordable loans 5−7-9%» for a total of 714 million UAH.

The first module of the veterinary school for pig farm specialists implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) starts on April 11.

The first module of the veterinary school for pig farm specialists implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) starts on April 11.

In his next report, global industry analyst Jim Long discusses the decline in sow numbers in the U.S. and elsewhere, as well as high pork prices in Europe, particularly in Spain.