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With a total of 8.8 million packages, during 2014 the equivalent to 167,000 hams was exported to Germany.

The request for recognition of the «Prosciutto de Capitán Pastene» DO is sustained primarily on the quality and uniqueness of this ham

USA authorities have revoked the systematic control of all batches of Italian dry sausages at customs.

The Geneva Act allows the international registration of geographical indications (GIs), in addition to appellations of origin, and permits the accession to the Lisbon Agreement by certain intergovernmental organizations.

In 2014, the imports of fresh and frozen hams (including the ones imported with whole / half carcasses) increased by 8.5%.

The production of the food and beverages sector has increased by 3.8% in 2014, and this translates into €93,238 million.

In 2014, the United Kingdom imported 352,436 tonnes of cured ham, amounting to ₤1,220 million (some €1,700 million).

In 2014, it exported 1.7 million tons worth €4,467 M worldwide.

Spain has asked, so far, for grants for the private storage of 8,966 tonnes of pork.

The Ministry will meet with the representatives of the PDO's Control Board to start working on the processing of the PDO's name change.

Exports of fresh pork (EU + third countries) were remarkable, reaching 1.34 million tonnes, and raising over €2,800 M.

The passengers of international flights that arrive in Colombia will be able to bring shoulders and hams (cooked or cured bone-in) from Spain.

Spanish cured ham and pork shoulder exports grew by 11.5% in the first nine months of the year.

Ms. Isabel García Tejerina presented the Annual Directory “Food Production in Spain in 2014”, produced by MERCASA with the data of 2013.

With 14,851 tonnes, the Spanish exports of cured ham and shoulder have grown by 10.1% during the first six months of 2014 with respect to the same period in 2013.

The health authorities of US have given the green light to the abattoir Fipso and to the company Delpeyrat.