• China confirms ASF in the province with the highest pig production

    The Ministry of Agriculture has just confirmed the presence of African swine fever in Sichuan Province, the region with the highest swine production and the country's largest pork consumption rate.

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  • Russia produces more pigs

    During the first eight months of 2018, the production of pigs for slaughter in terms of live weight in agricultural organisations reached 2.65 million tonnes: 10.5% or 252,100 tonnes more than in the same period in 2017.

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  • Government of Canada secures market access for pork to Argentina

    The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, announced today that the Gove...
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  • Mexico and Denmark: cooperation in the agrifood sector

    The matters related to the technical cooperation and the exchange of experiences in the electronic certification of livestock products were addressed. The governments of Mexi...
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  • China’s pork imports are forecast to decline

    China’s pork imports are forecast to decline for the second consecutive year in 2018 as domestic production gains reduce demand of imported pork. According to USDA, the...
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  • Mexico records the highest livestock production in history

    Livestock production in Mexico attained an historic growth by reaching a record production of 6.5 million tonnes (carcass weight) in 2016, that meant an increase by&...
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  • No us pork deal yet, says Thailand PM

    Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted Tuesday that Thailand has not yet struck any deal to allow the import of pork from the United States. According to Bangkok Post, he said...
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  • Global pork production is forecast up

    Global production is forecast up nearly 2 percent in 2018 to 113.1 million tons, primarily on expansion in China and to a lesser extent the United States....
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  • Central America consumes more pork

    In the last five years, pork consumption per capita in the countries in this region raised from 4.6 kg in 2012 to 5.3 kg in 2016, and the growth was encouraged...
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  • New measures to prevent the introduction into the UE of the African swine fever virus

    Following recent notifications of ASF outbreaks in Moldova, the existing measures of cleansing and disinfection should be extended to the vehicles entering the Union from Mold...
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  • Japan: rising imports of EU pork products

    Since 2013, exports to Japan have consistently increased, becoming in 2015 the second most important destination for EU pork products, although far below China. In the first 7&nbs...
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  • Mexico, the USA and Canada agree on protecting animal health in North America

    The representatives of the veterinary services of Mexico, Canada and the USA ratified their commitment for keeping the health status in the region with the aim of providing confide...
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  • Mexico: а new trend in exports

    In a historical change, Mexico has begun exporting swine for breeding purposes. According to official statistics, between January to June 2017, Mexico exported 7,448 live swine to...
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  • Japan: hog slaughter and pork production in 2017

    Japan’s total hog slaughter in 2017 to sustain at nearly the same level as the previous year at around 16.37 million head. According to GAIN-USDA Report «Jap...
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  • CETA agreement between the EU and Canada comes into force

    The date of 21 September represents the start of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). This covers a wide variety of goods and services. Pork has b...
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  • Fall in UK pig slaughterings largely ended in august

    At 895.5 thousand head, UK clean pig slaughterings were down just 0.2% on year earlier values in August, according to the latest data from Defra. This takes year to date...
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  • Italy: development of fresh meat market

    In the EU, Italy is the fifth fresh meat importer, beaten by Germany, the UK, France and the Netherlands. In 2016, Italy imported 1.31 million tonnes of fresh meat with a value of €3,265 million...
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  • Mexican pork market

    The Mexican pork market has been strengthened over the course of the current year. Between May and August, Mexican pork producers experienced a profit growth of about 20 cents per...
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  • The face of Ukraine in the world meat market: the rating of exporters

    In January-July 2017, Ukrainian exporters raised $ 299.17 million from meat sales (beef, pork and poultry) abroad, which is 1.5 times more than a year ago, the analytical departmen...
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  • COULD EU PIG MEAT EXPORTS CONTINUE TO SLOW?

    EU pig meat exports have expanded considerably over the last 15 years and have provided a considerable boost to the pig meat market in the EU. The global market has...
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