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Copa and Cogeca warn new EU Commission aid package far from sufficient to improve drastic EU situation hitting agriculture markets caused mainly by Russian crisis.

In response to the difficulties currently being faced by these sectors the Commission put forward a package of measures worth EUR 500 millions.

The meeting served to discuss different contract options (farmers/abattoirs, farmers/abattoirs/processors, farmers/food suppliers, etc.), including volumes, prices and lengths.

After demonstration in Paris, Manuel Valls promised to increase aid to €3,000 M and to lower social contributions.

The Belgian Food Chain Agreement proposes a €30 million direct aid for pig producers.

The French farmers, that have been protesting for several days due to the low prices of milk and meat, are still blocking roads.

The aid scheme has 24 items and 6 core ideas, among them the recovery of the prices, the restructuring of the debt and the support to exports and competitiveness.

"Retailers promised to raise the prices significantly to support the producers. We will make sure that this commitment is respected," guaranteed Mr. Hollande, the President of France.

Minister Gerry Ritz announced an investment of up to $169,530 to the CPC to explore the feasibility of developing a hedging program that would offer price stability and address the cash flow needs of Canadian hog producers.

According to Rabobank, in 2015 turbulence will remain with uncertainty about the possible remergence of PEDv, the developments regarding ASF...

The EU has committed close to €180 million for 2015, to support veterinary programmes that aim to eliminate animal diseases and zoonoses and further strengthen the protection of human and animal health.

The average cost of production in the EU was £1.56/kg deadweight, a six per cent increase in sterling terms compared to 2012.

During the first nine months of 2014 the slaughterings have dropped by 0.3% in terms of the number of heads, but they have increased by 0.6% in terms of weight.

The data confirm the leadership position of the Spanish pig sector regarding the economic results, with a positive economic margin of +€0.09/kg.

The hog-to-corn ratio rebounded to 5.29 after it fell to a five-year low of 4.6 in April. When the ratio is above 6, pig farmers can start thinking about profits.

The Index, based on the prices of a basket of internationally-traded food commodities, saw price upticks in all commodity groups, with the exception of meat, which fell marginally.