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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 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.

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.

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

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.

Cattle and hog prices are expected to remain at higher levels over the medium term and livestock producers will find some relief from the high 2012 grain prices.

According to USDA'S Global Agriculture Information Network (GAIN), China’s 2014 pork production will continue its growth trend by rising two percent to 55.8 million tons.

During year 2013, pig meat exports rose by 0.9% with respect to the previous year, reaching 3,099,894 tonnes.

Output from the European pig farms represented 9.9% of European Union total agricultural output by value.

Pork production is lowered as reports indicate that Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) continues to spread.

The Chinese party addressed to the Rosselkhoznadzor with the request to inspect pork production establishments of Heilundzyan province to authorize them for export of their products to Russia.

The Russian party said that the proposed regionalization which implies restrictions to be imposed only on six regions of Lithuania is not an only unbalanced decision but taking into account the ASF registration in Poland not actual anymore.