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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.

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.

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).

The parties will discuss the possibility of resuming export of animal products to Russia.

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.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that Canada and the Republic of Korea have concluded negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement.

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.

The time frame for starting deliveries will be determined after additional guarantees.

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.

Net farm income is forecast to be $95.8 billion in 2014, down 26.6 percent from 2013’s forecast of $130.5 billion.

The Mexican food and agriculture sector (it includes agriculture and stockbreeding, and agribusiness) closed year 2013 with a rise by 7%.

The move is designed to promote moderate-scale farming operations and modern agriculture by easing financing difficulty for farmers.

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.

Since 2010, live breeding swine exports to China have increased from $1.2 million to $17 million in 2012, then again to nearly $20 million in 2013.

It is a voluntary and user-friendly program which will help producers manage risks related to market volatility and unexpected price declines.