Canada: Livestock estimates, January 1, 2014
Hog producers reported 12.7 million hogs, a 1.1% increase over January 1, 2013.
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Increased prices for pork will lead to decreases in quantity demanded by the vast majority of consumers, export and domestic. This is especially the case in the current structurally high unemployment situation which has seen inflation-adjusted per capita personal income fall steadily since the market crash of 2007.
Taiwan: Government to increase pork imports to curb rising pork prices
The price increase has been caused because pork suppliers are expecting prices to increase as the result of an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea from October last year.
Colombia and Canada reaffirm sanitary and phytosanitary agreements
During the committee, punctual agreements were established in order to make progress in the importation of animals and genetic material of the swine and ovine species.
European Commission proposes temporary tariff cuts for Ukrainian exports to the EU
For the other products (cereals, pork, beef, poultry and a handful of additional products) a partial liberalisation is achieved by the granting of duty-free tariff rate quotas (TRQs).
Spain: negotiations with Russia for resumption of exports of animal products
The parties will discuss the possibility of resuming export of animal products to Russia.
United States: pork exports declined below 2012’s record highs
Pork exports exceeded $6 billion for the third consecutive year, but declined 5 percent in volume and 4 percent in value behind 2012’s record pace.
Canada: historic Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that Canada and the Republic of Korea have concluded negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement.
Russia/EU: outcomes of the EC expert visit to the Rosselkhoznadzor
During the Talks the European experts suggested a plan of regionalization of the EU territory which is limited to isolation of 6 Lithuanian regions and several Polish provinces situated at the border with the Republic of Belarus.
Russia suspends the effect of the license on pork import from the USA
The time frame for starting deliveries will be determined after additional guarantees.
FAO Food Price Index sees sharpest rise in months
The Index, based on the prices of a basket of internationally-traded food commodities, saw price upticks in all commodity groups, with the exception of meat, which fell marginally.
United States: net farm income forecast to fall in 2014
Net farm income is forecast to be $95.8 billion in 2014, down 26.6 percent from 2013’s forecast of $130.5 billion.
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Mexico: increase of the food and agriculture sector exports in 2013
The Mexican food and agriculture sector (it includes agriculture and stockbreeding, and agribusiness) closed year 2013 with a rise by 7%.
China to finance new farming practices
The move is designed to promote moderate-scale farming operations and modern agriculture by easing financing difficulty for farmers.
USA: USDA released the preliminary 2012 Census of Agriculture results
Key findings include an increase in the value of agricultural products sold in the United States totaling $394.6 billion in 2012, up 33 percent ($97.4 billion) from 2007.