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During the first semester of 2016, pig slaughterings have increased by 3.3%, and the trade of live pigs and pork by 16.1%.

Ukraine has exported a total of 1,340 tonnes of fresh ad frozen pork: 11 times less than the volume exported during the same period in 2015.

Major suppliers of pork meat to India are Belgium, Sri Lanka, Spain, Italy, and Netherland.

Pigmeat production will also grow after 2016, driven by China, where herd size is expected to stabilise after years of substantial reductions (a drop of 25 million pigs between 2012 and 2015).

World meat exports in 2025 are projected to be 23% higher than in the base period, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025.

China needs to increase imports to cover the supply gap in 2016. In total, we expect China to increase pork imports by 30%.

During the conversations, Mr. Alexander Tkachev and Mr. Han Changfu talked about the possibility of China adopting the regionalisation principle for the shipments of Russian pork.

World production of pigmeat in 2016 is forecast to decrease marginally, by 0.7 percent to 116.4 million tonnes.

During April 2016, the pig slaughterings showed a high growth (+11% in terms of heads and +12% in terms of weight).

The Russian Agriculture Ministry prepares draft Government decree to extend food embargo until the end of 2017.

The French year-over-year exports rate of all the products dropped by 2.5%, reaching 732,000 tonnes in 2015.

Active joint activities of the Rosselkhoznadzor and Chilean Veterinary Services resulted in implementation of veterinary e-Certification of pork exported from Chili to Russia.

Customs statistics data show that in January-April 1.08 thsd tons of fresh, cooled and frozen pork were brought out from Ukraine.

New customs rules come into force on Sunday 1 May that will make life simpler for businesses that trade in Europe and better protect consumers against illegal and counterfeit goods.