Italy: increase of the imports of Spanish cured hams and shoulders
In 2012, the Italian imports of Spanish cured hams and sausages grew by 16% in terms of value and by 20% in terms of volume with respect to the previous year.
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Hungarian government is cutting taxes on live and slaughtered hogs
The Hungarian cabinet decided on November 8 to reduce the VAT on live hogs and slaughtered pigs from 27% to 5%.
FAO expects more balanced food markets, less price volatility
World meat production is anticipated to grow by 1.4 percent in 2013.
Argentina: important growth of the swine and fowl sectors
In the last 10 years production grew by 109%.
Lower import demand in Asian markets
In the period between January and September this year, pork imports into Hong Kong fell by 6%.
Brazil: the value of the agricultural and farming exports grows
Meat placed second in terms of sales, reaching 13.96 thousand million dollars.
United Kingdom: increased income in pig farms
Average Farm Business Income increased by 8 percent in 2012/13 on this farm type.
Chile: free trade agreement with Thailand
Among the main Chilean products that will benefit from the coming into force of the agreement with a zero tariff we can find pig meat.
Mexico: The SAGARPA opens 54 international markets to the meat producers
During the first semester of 2013, the SAGARPA opened 54 markets in 34 countries for different Mexican animal derived products.
European Union: production of meat lower in 2012 than in 2011
According to Eurostat, poultry meat aside, production of other meat categories was lower in 2012 than in 2011: pig meat production for the EU‑27 declined by 2.1%.
European Union: support for the promotion of agricultural products
€ 35 million EU support for the promotion of agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries.
Paraguay: preparation of a Pig Production National Plan is expected
The Vice-Minister of Stockbreeding, Dr. Luis Antonio Goiburú Vera, declared than a Pig Production National Plan must be prepared in Paraguay.
Brazil has increased its pig meat exportations by more than 600% in the last 15 years
Brazil exported 81,565 tonnes of pig meat in 1998, whilst in 2012 it exported 581,477 tonnes - an increase by more than 600%.
The Russian block and some other things…
Europe is facing difficulties for selling its meat: Russia restricts its importations and in the Asian markets it must compete with pig meat from the American continent.
European Union: Commission publishes brief on financial implementation of rural development programmes
Rural development funds were split between three axes.