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The Governor of the Brazilian state of Santa Caterina this week signed a decree that will allow the sale of fresh pig meat and live animals outside the state free of the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) for a period of 90 days.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently launched an enhanced U.S. foreign agricultural trade searchable database called the Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS).

According to Nikolai Vlasov, Deputy Head of Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia plans to remove pork import restrictions imposed due to the Influenza A H1N1. (Original in Russian. Read Google translation here).

As of July 1, 2009, the number of hogs and cattle on Canadian farms was down from the same date a year earlier.

During the first five months of 2009 French exports of live pigs increased by 11% (228,000 head) while imports of live animals decreased by 6% (87,000 head) On the contrary, porcine production fell by 1.1% in the same period. (Original in French. Read Google translation here).

Areas currently suffering the worst drought in China are the three northeastern provinces, along with the eastern sector of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. These locations boast important farm land for corn, the major feed for swine.

Producers Livestock Marketing Association, National Farmers Union and Allied Producers Cooperative are calling on USDA to evaluate the pork market impact of a $200-million, federally funded sow buy-out program to reduce pork supplies.

The figures indicate that there are a little less piglets in the Danish stables and fewer slaughter pigs as well.

USDA reported total pork in cold storage on July 31 at 547.3 million pounds, up 8.3 percent from a year ago and near 25 percent above the five-year average, according to analysts reviewing the report.

The Government of Canada is delivering a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers by investing in key marketing initiatives to get more customers buying Canadian pork, providing government-backed credit to help viable operations weather the current economic uncertainty and helping struggling operations to transition out of the industry.

Exports are down 14.3% for the first six months of the year. This still represents 416,000 t. of pork.

Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz, today confirmed that Panama has approved Canada's meat inspection system.

South Korea said on Tuesday it would resume imports of live swine from North America, lifting a ban imposed since the outbreak of H1N1 flu in April.

China’s National Statistic Bureau's latest report stated that as at the end of July, domestic pork prices showed a consecutive upward trend for eight weeks.