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Philippe Bizien and Guillaume Roué, presidents of the cooperatives Aveltis and Prestor, officially announced the creation of the economic interest group "Eleveurs de Porcs en France" (Pig Producers in France) for the joint commercialisation of pigs.

Following a meeting between President Trump and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the two countries announced plans to enhance political, diplomatic, economic and trade relations.

Livestock and fowl production increased by 3.5%, especially due to the rise in pig and poultry production.

Working meeting between the Rosselkhoznadzor officials and Dr. Glorey Them, Chief Health Inspector (for import and export) of the Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Safety Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) took place during the 85th OIE General Session in Paris on May 25, 2017.

The EU and China agreed to formally publish a list of two hundred European and Chinese geographical indications -100 from each side- that will be considered for protection through a bilateral agreement to be concluded in 2017.

In particular they discussed an issue of harmonizing veterinary certificates for pork, beef, poultry meat and products thereof from Russia to Vietnam.

French pork exports increased in 2016, while imports continued to decline.

The meeting meant the start of a work plan between the public and the private sectors to progress in the identification, prioritisation and the opening of the markets of interest for pork and pork processed products.

EFSA experts have examined issues surrounding the slaughter of pregnant farmed animals in Europe.

The Russian authorities met with their Thai counterparts during the 85th General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) to talk about the possibility of exporting pork offal from Russia to Thailand.

Humane slaughter is a requirement in the European Union, one of the main purchasers of Brazilian meat products.

In 2016, and for the first time, China became the main destination market for the Chilean pork.

71,836 tonnes more of pork than in the same period in 2016 were exported.

During the first trimester of 2017, the pig slaughterings, as well as the slaughter weights, have dropped.

In the last 10 years, the number of pig farms has dropped by 13%.