MEPs prolong Ukraine's duty-free access to the EU market
Plans to prolong a largely duty-free access to the EU market for Ukraine’s exports until the end of 2015 were backed by the European Parliament on Thursday.
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France: Commission proposes €918,000 to support former workers of GAD abattoirs
Employment: Commission proposes €918,000 from Globalisation Fund to support former workers of GAD abattoirs in France.
Russia: temporary restrictions on the supply of certain types of meat products from the EU
By-products of cattle and pigs, meals of meat or meat offal, cattle fat, pork fat (including lard) and poultry fat are now banned.
Spain: changes in the swine census in the last decade
We must highlight the important increases in the last 10 years in Aragon (+58.39%), Galicia (+24.53%) and Catalonia (+6.83%).
Brazil: the pork exports drop in terms of volume but increase in terms of value
During the first nine months of 2014, the Brazilian pork exports have added up to a total of 362,165 tonnes for a value of USD1,140 million.
Thailand starts pork export to Russia
On the results of inspection of meat processing plants conducted by the Rosselkhoznadzor on September 29 — October 10, various establishments obtained the right for pork export to Russia.
Brazil: almost 40% of the pork exports are sold to Russia
In September they represented 39.60% of Brazil’s exports.
Rabobank: global pork industry in a rapidly changing trade landscape
With the peak of the 2014 PEDv outbreaks behind us, the global pork industry was faced with another challenge in the shape of the Russian import ban affecting EU, US, and Canadian markets.
EFSA: GMO Analysis software for comparative assessment
The user-friendly program, which can be downloaded free of charge from EFSA’s website.
FAO project to prevent potential African swine fever incursion in China
With China relying heavily on the pork production industry and owning almost half the world’s domestic pig population, an incursion of ASF would have a catastrophic impact.
Russia: Rosselkhoznadzor continues expert assessment of Chinese meat processing plants
The plants’ capabilities of complying with CU and RF veterinary and sanitary requirements and standards applied to pork production will be assessed.
European Union: first signals of production increase after two years of reduced pig meat supply
The decline in production took place in the first half of the year and there are now signs of a recovery in production.
Oxygen, Fuel and a Spark—Looks like fire ahead for US producers
All the ingredients required for a pig industry expansion: Oxygen (PEDv becoming manageable) + fuel (high profits and lower feed ingredient prices ahead) + a spark (intentions to farrow 3-4 % more sows).
EU: important decrease in the pork exports
During the seven first months of this year 1,554,443 tonnes of pork have been exported, and this represents a fall by 9.4% with respect to the same period in 2013.
United Kingdom: total number of pigs down in England
The total number of pigs in England decreased by 2.8% from 4.1 million animals in 2013 to 4.0 million in 2014.
Downfall
All the European markets lower the prices very quickly to position their meat as best as possible with respect to its rivals. The search for alternative markets is essential…