Acquisition supports company’s organic initiative.

The three diseases identified cost swine industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

It is planned Sept. 17-18 in Detmold, Germany.

Expected to start operations later this month, the facility will produce meal and oil.

Although output projected to rise 23%, it still lags 13% below 10-year average.

Transaction includes acquisition of company’s pork and milling operations.

As a result, OECD-FAO Agriculture Outlook predicts prices will remain at or below current levels for the next decade.

The agricultural attachés will serve at embassies and diplomatic missions on five continents.

SovEcon and IKAR project lower production and exports for 2019.

Nation expects total production to hold steady at 70 million tonnes.