LIVESTOCK IN THE EU: CRISES IN THE PIGMEAT AND FOIE GRAS SECTOR

The month of January 2021 has been marked by discussions on a crisis in the foie gras sector in France, a EU pig meat ban in China and the consequences of Brexit on EU meat trade. At European level, the Commission addressed the difficult situation in the pig meat sector due to the COVID-19 crisis, ASF outbreaks and temporary closures of slaughterhouses in a press conference on January 15^th 2021.