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In 2016, the EU produced a total of 23.23 million tonnes of pork: 314,000 tonnes more than 2015 (+ 1.37%).

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the net of Brazilian embassies are working to normalize the Brazilian meat imports.

Consumption and production grow, hand in hand, by 1.5%, with a upward trend in the last years that is being strengthened by the imports replacement programme.

The monthly value of EU agri-food exports in January 2017 reached a level of €10.3 billion, which is almost €1 billion higher than in January 2016, according to the latest agri-food trade report published today.

The most important drop was that of pig farmers, with a decrease by 18%.

Hong Kong Government is very concerned about the quality of imported meat and poultry products from Brazil.

Spain is, once more, the third provider of pork to China, after the USA and Germany, and ahead of Denmark.

The 10 main German abattoirs increased their slaughtering capacity by 2.3% with respect to 2015.

After the “Carne Fraca” police operation, several markets will not import Brazilian meat until accurate information from the Brazilian authorities is received.

Among all the countries that make up in the InterPIG group, all except the USA, the UK and Canada showed a drop in production costs in comparison with 2014.

Mexican pork exports grew by 9.5% in 2015 in comparison with 2015.

The National Association of Pig Producers of Russia has published the list of the main pork producers in Russia in 2016. Like in 2015, the first three places were held by the companies Miratorg, Rusagro and Cherkizovo.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has issued a decree project that proposes paying all the capital invested in the building of farms in sparsely populated regions where this activity is not much developed or is absent.

As reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the production value of agriculture in the Netherlands increased more than tenfold over the period 1950-2015.

According to AHDB Pork, pork export volumes from the four major pig meat exporters (the EU, US, Canada and Brazil) excelled last year, exceeding 5.5 million tonnes.

"Trade agreements have great importance to Canada's pork producers who work hard to develop a global reputation as a reliable supplier of safe, wholesome, high-quality pork," says CPC chair Rick Bergmann.