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Brazilian pork exportations during the month of June have shown a surprising increase of 12,35% in volume with respect to the same month in 2010. Likewise, profits also increased (29,65%) in the period, which is explained by the 15,39% increase in median pork prices, compared with the prices reached in June of 2010.

After two years of talks, Chile and Vietnam successfully concluded negotiations for a free Trade Agreement (FTA) between both countries.

The European Commission has approved 26 programmes in 13 Member States to provide information on and to promote agricultural products in the European Union.

Premier Wen Jiabao told government departments to take immediate measures to support pork production and increase supplies to prevent a surge in the price of the meat, a key factor pushing up China's inflation rate.

The Philippine Department of Agriculture has issued an order lifting its temporary ban on imports of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from Japan.

South Korea will expand the amount of imported pork subject to lower tariffs as part of efforts to stabilize food prices and ease inflationary pressure, the nation's top economic policymaker said Thursday.

Mexico will cut in half retaliatory duties on more than $2 billion of U.S. farm and industrial goods this week after signing a deal with Washington on Wednesday to allow Mexican truckers onto American roads.

Copa-Cogeca released new EU grain harvest estimates revealing a 1% production drop in this years EU cereals harvest.

Total wheat exports from Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan over the next decade will be approximately 33% of the world wheat exports, nearly two times more than projected wheat exports from the current leader - the United States (17.7%).

A market share of almost 90 percent of all slaughters is being carried out by no more than just the Top 5 sow slaughterers. Here you can see that the sows-for-slaughter market is by far more concentrated than is the pigs-for-slaughter market.

Senasica announced that the Chinese health authorities will carry out inspections at 8 TIF establishments in the states of Nuevo León, Chihuahua and Yucatán, from June 19 until July 2.

The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the EU's first trade deal with an Asian country, will apply as of 1 July 2011. It is unprecedented in terms of the scope and speed of tariff liberalisation and breaks new ground in tackling significant non-tariff barriers across all sectors.

Wholesale pork prices are at their highest since 1997. Pork bellies and ham stockpiles are also up from 2010. Pork belly stockpiles are up 28% from 2010 numbers.

The average amount of pork exported by Germany during the first four months of this year has decreased compared with the same period last year.

On June 29 the South African Minister of Agriculture announced the opening of their markets to the importation of pork from Brazil, which had been suspended after the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease in Brazil in 2005.