New Biosecurity Products for a New World
EU - A company that specialises in solutions for safer feed and food, has chosen VIV Europe, to launch two new products which it says will benefit even the modest modern feed mills.

EU/Russia Meat Row Erupts
EU - The European Union's executive arm yesterday said that a Russian ban on European meat was disproportionate and should therefor be alleviated.

EU Pig Prices: Slaughter Market Sees Boost
EU - The EU is seeing a considerable boost in the slaughter market this week.

Pork Crisis "On a Bigger Scale"
EU - The landscape of the European pig industry crisis changed dramatically last week when Denmark announced a big slide in pig numbers between April 2007 and April 2008, most of which has taken place in the last four months.

EU Pig Prices: Supplies Tighten
EU - The EU slaughter pig market is starting to tighten. Pigs are in shorter supply than previous weeks and prices are now reflecting this.

Pfizer Acquires Animal Health Products
EU - Pfizer Animal Health today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire multiple product franchises from Schering-Plough Corporation.

EU Upholds Slovakia Pig Ban
EU - The European Commission has upheld an embargo on pigs and pig products from Slovakia after an outbreak of Swine Fever was confirmed there last week.

EU Pig Prices: Confidence Returns
EU - The EU slaughter pig market shows some inconsistency this week, but there are signs of confidence.

Concern Mounts over Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria
EU - The use of antimicrobial agents in animals, plants and food production contributes to a growing, diverse range of resistant bacteria and of bacteria-borne resistant genes that can be passed on to humans through food, according to the European Food...

EU Pig Prices: Bottoming Out?
EU - Last week’s trend continues. The European slaughter pig market is seeing the majority of pig price quotations falling, as they are unable to withstand the overall pressure being exerted, to a large extent, by German slaughter companies.

EU Pig Committee Views Market Situation
EU - The latest market situation was the top subject for discussion at the March EU Pig Meat Management Committee meeting.

European Initiative Will Develop Livestock Health Technologies
EU - A range of new technologies including genetic modification (GM) and RNA Interference are being deployed to improve the health of farm animals in a series of European and global initiatives.

EU Pig Prices: Causing Upset
EU - This week, the EU slaughter pig market shows a sudden decline in price - a factor that has angered producers and caused upset throughout the pigmeat production chain.

EU Feed Proposal
EU - Last month the European Commission presented a proposal for a new framework regulation on the labeling and marketing of feed.

EU Pig Prices: North Sets Positive Trend!
EU - This week’s EU slaughter pig market sees some steady and positive development, with the situation visibly more optimistic in the Northern European countries.

More Aid Unnecessary, Prices are Improving, says EC
EU - Positive signs of an improvement in the market may be behind the European Commission's rejection of calls for further aid for the pig industry.

EU Pig Prices: Sideways Movement
EU - This week, the EU slaughter pig market does not appear to move that much. The Easter holiday does not appear to have caused any slump in productivity or demand and overall a sideways movement has been seen in quotations.

EU Pig Prices: Easter Breather!
EU - On the verge of Easter, the EU pigs-mature-for-slaughter-market proves to be generally balanced.

Private Storage Aid Increased to Three Months
EU - A proposal to increase Private Storage Aid (PSA) for pigs to a maximum period of three months was given the go ahead at the February meeting of the European pig management committee.

Medical Inspection to Measure 2003 CAP Overhaul
EU - Last week Members of Parliament's Agriculture Committee gave a green light to the broad themes of the Commission's "CAP health check".