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World meat production is anticipated to grow by 1.4 percent in 2013.

Volatile prices here to stay - Ministers from 30 countries meet to discuss international food prices.

World cereal production would still surpass the 2012 level by nearly 8 percent.

The Slovenian delegation presented to the Council the main conclusions of an international conference on furthering the production of protein crops.

FAO released a new forecast of world cereal production in 2013. This is expected to rise to 2 492 million tonnes.

The increase would bring world cereal production to 2 479 million tonnes, a new record level.

The yield forecast for cereals (wheat, barley, maize, other cereals) is 5.2 tonnes per hectare across the EU, clearly above last year (by more than 5%) and above the five-year average.

World meat production is forecast at 308.2 million tonnes in 2013, a modest increase of 4.3 million tonnes, or 1.4 percent on 2012.

The demand for protein sources of European origin is increasing, but none of the current available European protein sources has a price – quality ratio that is competitive with soybean meal from South America.

The EC has asked EU member states to check imports of wheat from the United States which may be tainted with a genetically modified strain.

Global 2013/14 wheat supplies are projected 3 percent higher than in 2012/13 and coarse grain supplies for 2013/14 are projected at a record 1,407.6 million tons.

The USGC, along with NCGA, MAIZAR, and ABRAMILHO signed a memorandum of understanding.

Assuming more normal weather conditions than in 2012, global wheat production in 2013 is expected to reach 695 million tonnes, 5.4 percent up from last year's harvest.