Talks with China on lifting its ban on German pork imports after the pig disease African swine fever was found in Germany remain difficult, German junior agriculture minister Uwe Feiler said Friday.
President Biden highlighted the ravages of climate change during a visit to flood-damaged New Jersey on Tuesday, putting a focus on domestic priorities after weeks of public attention on the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
China imported 758,000 metric tons of meat in August, down 8.9% from the corresponding month a year ago, customs data showed on Tuesday, as weak domestic pork prices weighed on demand for imports.
Tyson Foods said Friday labor unions have agreed to support its requirement for U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November, and the company will offer new benefits to workers including paid sick leave.
China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange has completed pairing for its first live hog futures contract delivery, the country’s first live-animal physical-delivery contract, according to an article on the exchange’s website.
Germany is facing a long-term battle to eradicate African swine fever carried into the east of the country by wild animals, state and federal authorities said on Wednesday.
Canada has joined Mexico in seeking formal consultation with the United States over the interpretation of content rules for automobiles set out in the North American trade pact, Mexico and Canada said on Friday.
The United States said it is seeking to avoid disruptions to pork exports if the territories of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands detect the fatal pig disease African swine fever.
The Philippines’ agriculture ministry says active cases of African swine fever are declining and confined to less than 1% of the nearly 3,000 villages that recorded outbreaks since the first cases detected in 2019.
