European Union: New increases in pork exportations
Throughout the first semester of this year, exports have reached 1.484.169 tons, which represents an 18,8% increase with respect to the same period of the previous year.
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USA: Beef, pork exports close big first half with solid june results
If the trend established in the first six months of the year holds up, U.S. beef and pork exports are likely to set several new records in 2011 and each could eclipse the $5 billion mark for the first time ever.
European meat - a guarantee of taste and safety
Europe is the second largest producer of pork and the third of beef in the world. Meat production is one of the basic branches of economy, is an important attribute of European historical-cultural identity. Pigs were domesticated in Europe around 4000 - 5000 years ago, a cows around 2000 years ago. These dates should therefore be considered as the beginning of constantly ongoing breeding work, improving methods of meat processing, as well as raising standards of safety and production’s quality. Great and counted in many centuries Europe’s experience in animals breeding has been supported in recent years by an integrated system of food safety controls.
£1million JSR contract as Premier Wen backs pork
JSR Genetics, UK-based international pig breeding company, has signed a £1 million contract with Chinese state owned import/export company the China Animal Husbandry Group (CAHG), further accelerating its growth in Asia.
USA - U.S. pork exports post solid may results
U.S. pork and beef exports in May exceeded year-ago levels by a considerable margin and kept year-to-date results on a very strong pace, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
USMEF: April pork, beef exports lower than March, but remain strong
U.S. pork and beef exports slowed slightly in April when compared to the all-time record highs of the previous month, but still performed well above last year’s pace. April pork exports reached 181,109 metric tons valued at $487.8 million – up 16 percent in volume and 22 percent in value over last year.
Korea – Spectacular increase in importation of fresh and frozen pork
Throughout the first trimester of 2011, importation of fresh and frozen pork has increased by 39,9% with respect to the same period last year, going from 73.063 tons between January and March of 2010 to 102.205 tons in the first trimester of this year.
Chile - Ready to export pork to China
The news came up in a meeting held by the Minister of Agriculture, José Antonio Galilea, on an official visit to China, and the Director of the Administration on the Supervision of Quality and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ), Zhi Shuping, with whom he discussed several issues related with authorization of sending new agricultural products from Chile, to China.
France- Increase in pork importations and exportations
Throughout 2010 France has been confirmed as the third largest pork exporter in the EU, after Germany and Denmark. With a total volume of 730.000 tons, the French exportations have increased by 1,7%. Other EU countries continue to be the main destination with a volume of 561.000 tons (- 2,7%) while exportation to third party countries, although fewer (170.000 tons), showed an important rise (+20%).
Spain - Increase in pork exportations to third party countries
Last week a meeting between MARM and Spanish swine sector representatives was held in order to analyze the evolution of production, costs, and foreign commerce.
European Union - Increase in EU pork exportations
The data presented at the last meeting of the EU Commission’s Management Committee put EU pork exportations during the months of January and February of 2011 at 444.138 tons, which indicates a 29,6% increase compared with the same period last year.
USMEF: Pork exports grow in volume, value through February
For the month of February, 27 percent of U.S. pork production was sold outside of the United States with the incremental value of exports reaching $51.48 per head – versus 25.2 percent and $43.81 last year. Total pork exports jumped 15 percent in value and 8 percent in volume versus February 2010 totals.
Italy - Increase in Parma ham exportations
2010 was a record year for exportation of the PDO product, "Prosciutto di Parma". With an increase of 9,5%, 2.256.000 hams were exported to over 80 different countries. Foreign markets currently represent 24% of Parma ham production.
Spain - Increase in Serrano ham exportations
According to information from the Spanish “Consorcio del jamón Serrano”, developed based on statistics from the National Tax Administration, throughout 2010 Spanish exports of cured ham grew by 4,8 percent in volume, reaching 22.680 tons, and by 6,8 percent in value, reaching 196 million Euros.
Chile - Chinese and Indian markets open to Chilean pork
The Chilean Minister of Agriculture, José Antonio Galilea, announced on Monday the opening of the Chinese market to pork and prunes, and the opening of the Indian market to poultry and pork.
Denmark - Pig slaughterings have dropped since 2004
Slaughterings in Denmark have dropped since 2004 and constituted 19.3 million in 2009 with a drastically increasing export of 7 million weaners.