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Monday, September 14, 2020
Swine prices in Germany drop after African swine fever case
VEZG, the association of German animal farmers, said swine prices in the country dropped to EUR 1.27 / kg (~US$1.50; EUR 1 = US$1.18) a 13.6% drop, Reuters reported.
Friday, September 11, 2020
Germany confirms African swine fever case, pork exports at risk
Germany confirmed that African swine fever (ASF) was detected on a wild boar carcass east of the country bordering Poland, threatening its pork exports especially to China where it exported US$1.2 billion worth of the meat in 2019, Reuters ...
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Germany reports suspected African swine fever case
Germany's Ministry of Food and Agriculture said it has detected a suspected African swine fever (ASF) case in a wild boar carcass at Brandenburg, east of the country bordering Poland, Reuters reported.
Monday, September 7, 2020
Germany's meat production drops 0.6% in first half of 2020
28.9 million pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and horses were slaughtered in commercial slaughterhouses in Germany during the first six months of 2020.
Monday, September 7, 2020
Germany's use of antibiotics for animal health drops -7.2% in 2019
The number of antibiotics used in veterinary medicine in Germany has fallen to 670 tonnes (-7.2%) in 2019 compared to 2018, according the country's Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Germany's Toennies reopens after second lockdown
After being hit by a COVID-19 outbreak that led to a second lockdown for the entire region, Toennies reopened its abattoir on Thursday, with new hygiene measures that are still unclear, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Germany lengthens fencing at border to Poland to keep out African swine fever
German authorities said they will extend the fencing at the Germany-Poland border to prevent wild boars from entering Germany and spreading African swine fever (ASF), Reuters reported.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Germany aims to end cheap meat production and subcontracting in meat industry
Julia Kloeckner, German Agriculture Minister wants to address the issue of domestic low cost meat production and subcontracting in meat plants after a recent COVID-19 outbreak west of the country, Reuters reported.
Monday, June 22, 2020
Germany still exporting high volumes of pork to China despite COVID-19
China's demand for pork has benefited Germany pig farmers greatly as the sector exported half a million tonnes of pork to the Chinese market in 2019, CGTN reported.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Dutch meatpacking plant near Germany border reports 147 COVID-19 cases
The Vion Food Group plant in Groenlo, Arnhem situated next to the German city of Muenster reported 147 COVID-19 cases among its 657 total workers in the plant, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Germany to ban subcontractors in meatpacking sector
The government of Germany has drafted a proposal that will order meatpacking plants to stop using subcontractors to improve hygiene standards in the workplace and in accommodations, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Germany expects lower 2020 wheat crop
The 2020 wheat output of Germany of all types will drop 2.9% on-year to 22.38 million tonnes, according to the latest harvest forecast of the country's farm co-operatives association on Friday, reported Reuters.
Friday, April 24, 2020
Germany signs solar panel project deal in Vietnam's aquaculture farms
The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have signed a deal with other partners to install solar photovoltaic panels in Vietnam's aquaculture farms, reported SeafoodSo ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Another H5N8 avian influenza case discovered in Hamburg, Germany
Germany's agriculture and consumer protection ministry said the avian influenza case was found at a turkey farm in Aurich in the northern state of Lower Saxony, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
H5N8 avian influenza detected in Germany
German authorities said a H5N8 avian influenza case was discovered in a poultry farm in Saxony, east Germany, reported Reuters.

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