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Corn growers intend to plant 97.3 million acres . If realized, this will represent the highest planted acreage in the United States since 1936.

First forecasts for the 2013 wheat harvest point to production increasing to 690 million tonnes - 4.3 percent up on 2012.

The total production of cereals in the EU-27 is estimated as 287.6 million tons, with an increase by 5.6% with respect to the 2012 harvest.

China increased its grain imports this year, but thanks to consecutive years of bumper crops the country will continue to be able to largely feed itself, a senior agricultural official said.

Corn for grain production is estimated 13 percent below 2011.

China's grain output rose 3.2 percent year on year to hit 589.57 million tonnes in 2012, marking the ninth consecutive year of growth.

The initial quota that the Government had set at 6 million tons last June will be reduced by 1.5 million tons, staying as 4.5 million tons.

Ministry of Agrarian Policy sees no reason to limit the exports of wheat.

The last regulation of the European Commission reduces to 0 the customs fees applicable to the wheat imports.

The participants agreed on the urgent need to define a common strategy for the future of the swine industry.

Global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall by 2.7 percent from previous year’s record crop.

The Cereals/Farmers Modernization Fund is a voluntary act so the cereals producers and the farmers are able to generate synergies.

Until November 15-20, 2012, the potential of the grain exports (5-5.3 mln tonnes) can be completed.

World cereal production in 2012 would be 2.6 percent down from the previous year’s record crop but close to the second largest in 2008.

China has recently been importing over 0.4 million tonnes of pork per year, in a world market with trade of less than 7 million tonnes per year.

The grain-intensive pig and poultry sectors recorded particularly strong gains, increasing by 6 percent and 2 percent respectively.