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Turkey's agriculture and forestry minister said 82 million saplings will be planted across the country until November this year.

"The rooting average of the saplings planted on Nov. 11, 2019 is 95 percent," Bekir Pakdemirli told Anadolu Agency's Editors' Desk in the capital Ankara.

The prices of deli meats are expected to rise by over 10%. This was stated by Atanas Urdzhanov, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Meat Processors in Bulgaria, in an interview with Focus News Agency, quoted by NOVA TV.

Turkey's hen egg production increased by 1.2 percent to 1.69 billion units in November 2019 on a yearly basis, Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) revealed on Jan. 13.

The hen egg production increased by 1.3 percent to reach 18.15 billion units during the first 11 months of 2019, TÜİK data showed.

At least two dogs had to undergo surgery on Thursday after eating baited snacks that had been scattered across Philoppaou Hill, a popular spot with Athenian dog owners and host to numerous strays.

People switching to a vegan diet, for January or for good, could reap health benefits such as weight loss and lower cholesterol but should beware of vegan junk food with little nutritional value, scientists are warning.

Turkey's red meat production surged in the third quarter of 2019, the country's statistical authority said on Nov. 12.

The European Union and China agreed on Wednesday to protect 100 European regional food designations in China and 100 Chinese equivalents in the EU to spur trade, particularly of European food and drinks.

The deal will protect the names of such products as cava, Irish whiskey, feta and prosciutto di Parma, as well as China's Pixian bean paste, Anji white tea and Panjin rice.

The price to acquire pork, the main raw material for producing Sibiu Salami, has grown by 15 pct over the last year, but the price for the final product registered an advance of under 10 pct, stated, on Friday, Carmen Gavrilescu, chair of the Association of Sibiu Salami Producers (APSS) in a press conference at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR).

Frozen pork is widely available in stores in Europe, and is often marketed by traders as fresh. Therefore, managers of pig farms in Ruse are warned. The reason is the drop in production of more than 20% of Bulgarian fresh meat after the African swine fever epidemic.

The European Commission approved the registration of the Romanian product "Plescoi sausages" in the register of the products that benefit from Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), a press release of the community executive informs.