Page 56 of articles about exports

Since 2015 China has been restructuring its pork sector. As a consequence, its imports peaked in mid-2016 and then declined until the end of 2017. Only in November 2017 the trend reversed and imports are expected to stabilise in 2018.

The Commission published a report presenting a short-term agricultural markets' outlook. In 2018 pigmeat production is expected to rise.

Chile, together with other 10 countries, signed the free trade agreement, that favours national pork exports. It is expected that the exports to Japan grow by 10-15% in the next years.

China plans to impose tariffs on up to products from the United States to make up for losses caused by US tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum products. For pork, a 25 percent tariff is proposed.

Spain is now one of the four main pork exporters in the world, together with Germany, the USA and Denmark, with sales that amount 1,554,981 tonnes of pork.

The decision of the Taiwanese authorities will send an important and positive signal also to other Asian governments to fully recognise the EU's stringent veterinary controls.

Under an export certificate recently negotiated between the two countries, the United States now can ship pork to Paraguay.

The figures have dropped in comparison with the same period in 2016, both in the number of heads and in weight.

Both parties’ interest to encourage the trade of agriculture and livestock products, pork being among them, stands out.

During the meeting, the parties discussed technical issues on access of Russian livestock products, such as beef, pork and poultry meat to the Thai market.

The final figures regarding the European pork exports show a decrease by 8.1% with respect to 2016.

The significant percent increase in the value of the exports of frozen pork stand out.

The foreign sales of meat and meat products went from 242,000 tonnes in 2014 to more than 342,000 tonnes.

In 2018, record pork exports are expected, mainly based on the consumption patterns in Asia.

Taiwan exported pigs since an outbreak of FMD in 2008.