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Luis Rua, Brazilian secretary of trade and international relations. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

22-05 | News

Brazil confident to regain permission to export pork to the EU

A sow in a farrowing pen in Switzerland without being fixated. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

13-04 | Expert opinion

The EU wheels are spinning slowly toward free farrowing

Sows in a gestation house in a farm in Eastern Europe. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

07-04 | News

Ukraine needs €240m to reach EU pig industry standards

Piglet in a farrowing pen on a farm in Spain. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

13-03 | News

Europe’s pig slaughter continues a modest increase

Meat processor Vion, among others, is affected by the duties. Photo: Bert Jansen

17-12-2025 | News

China imposes tariffs on EU pork

Following a meeting of European leaders – the first summit between the EU and the UK since Brexit in 2020 – it was agreed that the mutual export of agrifood products between the EU and the UK must occur again without certification, border controls or other red tape. Photo: Peter Roek

22-05-2025 | News

EU-UK trade agreement: What it means for agricultural products

Vion is one of the 3 EU pork processors that have been selected by China for an investigation. Photo: Bert Jansen

23-07-2024 | News

China picks 3 large EU pork processors for dumping investigation

Following earlier protests in Germany, thousands of farmers blocked the main roads in France with their tractors. (Generic) photo: Canva

06-02-2024 | News

European Commission cracks as farmers protests intensify

The ASF virus was notified in 8 EU countries in pigs and 11 EU countries in wild boar. Photo: wirestock

26-05-2023 | News

ASF EU: Cases declined in pigs and wild boar in 2022

A farrowing pen with also straw provided to allow the sow to express her natural behaviour and build a nest. Photo: Henk Riswick

23-08-2021 | Expert opinion

What will farrowing of the future look like?