In recent years, Ukraine has been implementing a national food quality and safety control system equivalent to the European Union system, which is based on the important principle of ensuring control "from field to table". Much has also been done to adapt the Ukrainian legislation to the EU regulations in the framework of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.

In China, the mood on the slaughter pig market has brightened slightly, because the slaughter pig prices have risen by around 43% compared to March and are therefore again above the break even point despite higher feed costs.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Foodstuffs of Ukraine is putting maximum efforts and attention on the adjustment of the logistics of agricultural exports. The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky told about the decisions and changes that the agro-industrial complex has undergone since the war.

That is stated in the analysis "An Overview of Indirect Losses from the War in Ukrainian Agriculture" prepared by the team of the Center for Food and Land Management Research of the KSE Institute jointly with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

This week, the increase in the average price in the market of pigs slaughter conditions was 0.7%, compared to 4% a week earlier. The slowdown in the growth rate of purchase prices was recorded by analysts of the Association of Ukranian Pig Breeders.

April pork exports were well below the large totals posted a year ago.

Pig prices advanced in Spain (+ 2 ₵) and Belgium (+ 4 ₵) over the last week, while the rest of the EU market is close to the level of 1.80 € / kg, given by the German benchmark. 

The first program introduces micro grants of up to 250 thousand UAH for each Ukrainian who wants to start his or her first business or develop an existing one.

Possible corn shipments from Brazil to China could reshape the world grain market.

For the past few months, the market has been spreading the thesis that prices for grains, oilseeds and processed products have more than halved through blocked exports. Such theses, on the one hand, are met with reproaches about the super profits of domestic pork farms and, on the other hand, with fears of a sharp rise in domestic prices to the level of world prices after the opening of the ports. The Association of Pig Breeders of Ukraine has analyzed how well grounded these hypotheses are.

The Canadian market has recently opened its doors to Brazilian pork.

On June 19, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a total of 15 laws and 3 resolutions, with two bills in first reading. Zokerma adopted the law "On the withdrawal from the Agreement on the establishment of the Interstate reserve of biopreparations and other means of animal protection in the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States", No.0103.

Since the beginning of the war, not all operators of the pork market could not pay the cost of utilities on time, as a consequence of the enterprises began to receive letters of happiness with notification of disconnection from the power supply. Is it lawful and how to react in such a situation?

EU27+UK pork production needs to decline to rebalance supply and demand, according to Rabobank.

This decision was supported by an absolute majority of deputies — 301 votes in favor!

With rising costs, there is little chance that the piglet price in the Netherlands will reach break-even levels in 2022, according to Rabobank.

Limiting water intake can have a significant impact on pig productivity. The experts at Hog Slat have shared a few actionable tips to help make sure they're getting enough water.

Why have intra-EU trade flows of piglets, slaughter pigs, and sows changed?