Asia is the main destination of the EU pork exports
China is the main destination, with 32.5% of the total exports (and a rise by 38% with respect to 2014). Japan imports 9.7% of the total exports; South Korea 8.7%; and Hong Kong 8.1%.
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Canada: hog exports up 17.8%
Canada exported 2.8 million hogs in the first half of 2015, up 17.8% from the same period in 2014.
Crisis in the EU pig and dairy sectors
In the face of the extremely dificult situation endured by the farmers, they have mobilised, and several demonstrations are taking place in several European countries.
Lithuania: US will open its market to exports of beef, pork, sheep and goat meat
US will open its market to exports of beef, pork, sheep and goat meat and derived products from Lithuania.
Italy: Germany is the second most important destination of Parma ham
With a total of 8.8 million packages, during 2014 the equivalent to 167,000 hams was exported to Germany.
Russia/Ukraine: food safety of marketed animal products under the conditions of ASF spread in Ukraine
The issues were related to food safety of marketed animal products under the conditions of ASF wide spread in Ukraine.
EU and Vietnam reach agreement on free trade deal
This agreement will remove nearly all tariffs on goods traded between the two economies.
Transatlantic and transpacific trade agreements
We can assure Pope Francis that neither of the two big regional trade agreements will result in “unfettered capitalism” but the one between the US and EU could result in the US having more than two kinds of cheese, (currently yellow and white)
United States: access to China key factor in maintaining meat export growth
A significant percentage of U.S. pork production is ineligible to ship to China due to ractopamine use and other factors that conflict with China’s import requirements.
Spain: Agri-food exports continue to grow
Olive oil, wine, fresh pork, peaches, oranges and fresh strawberries are among the most exported products.
Spain: increase in meat exports during the first quarter of 2015
Exports of meat, offal and pork fats exceeded 382,000 tonnes, a record high, in the first quarter of 2015.
Brazil is negotiating with China to expand trade in meat
The Agriculture Minister, Katia Abreu, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Brazil, Li Jinzhang, with the aim of increasing the number of slaughterhouses eligible to export meat to China.
Spain regrets the attacks to Spanish lorries in France
Spain wishes to express its disapproval for the attacks that, according to the news available up to now, have been suffered by at least three Spanish lorries that transported pork.
Mexico: agreement in agrifood matters with France
Areas such as good agricultural practices, stockbreeding and agro-industry are collaboration items than will be reinforced with this updated agreement.
Brazil and Russia intensify trade in animal products
Notably, 82% of all imported pork by Russia during the first half of this year, came from Brazil.