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This international organization has provided its users with more information about these criteria in the face of the proliferation of regional trade agreements and the implementation of different sets of origin regulations in a growing number of countries.

European Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development Phil Hogan has welcomed the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan as a "great new opportunity for our exporting agri-food producers".

Global food commodity prices rose in June, led by wheat and meat prices.

Almost €1,226 million in sales, with China and France as the main destinations of Spanish pork.

Together with Spain, France also increased significantly, displacing Poland to the fourth place.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2017 was 71.7 million head. This was up 3 percent from June 1, 2016, and up 1 percent from March 1, 2017.

The restrictions are due to a new outbreak of FMD in the Republic of Colombia.

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of joint control of both Zur Mühlen Group and the Asset Group by Clemens Tönnies and Robert Tönnies, all based in Germany.

EU agri-food exports were €10.6 billion in April 2017, a level equal to the average of the last four years.

Joint Statement of Secretary Perdue (U.S.), Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Canada) & Secretary Calzada (Mexico) Regarding Trilateral Agriculture Meetings in Savannah.

Japan applies three different tariff rates on imported pork, depending on price per kilogram.

The best result during the first three months of a year has been recorded since the slaughterings survey was started.

The ministers agreed to promote multilateral coordination and guard against protectionism, according to the declaration, a blueprint for future cooperation.

This investment is due to the public and private interaction and to the exchange held by the company with the Ministry of Agro Industry of Argentina.

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 171.7 points in May, up 2.5 points (1.5 percent) from April.

Currently, Poland only sells 0.2% of its products to Brazil, and Brazilian exports represent 0.5% of the Polish imports.

How much of what consumers pay for food ends up in farmer's pockets? From farm to fork, food prices develop along the food supply chain, involving farmers, the food processing industry and retailers.

The sector with a largest market share in agri-food exports was the meat sector.

Mr Blairo Maggi has claimed that the MAPA is holding conversations with the Economic and Social Development National Bank (BNDES) regarding the possibility of funding.

Between January and May 2017, the pork exports rose by 30% in terms of value, but dropped by 3.3% in terms of volume with respect to the same period in 2016.

During the first three months of the year there was an increase of 2.8%, both in the number of pigs slaughtered and in the number of tonnes of pork produced.

This week, 27 tonnes of pork will be shipped to Russia from the Mar de Plata harbour.

Total pig numbers have seen an increase of 2.7% from 4.7 million to 4.9 million.

Philippe Bizien and Guillaume Roué, presidents of the cooperatives Aveltis and Prestor, officially announced the creation of the economic interest group "Eleveurs de Porcs en France" (Pig Producers in France) for the joint commercialisation of pigs.