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World production of pigmeat in 2016 is forecast to decrease marginally, by 0.7 percent to 116.4 million tonnes.

Draft plans to tighten up official controls from farm to fork were informally agreed by food safety MEPs and the Dutch Presidency of the Council on Wednesday.

With a total of 858,975 tonnes of pork, the Belgian exports have reached a new record in 2015, with an increase by 6.1% with respect to 2014.

The Institute of Veterinary Medicine (IMV) of Cuba acknowledged the Mexican Inspection Systems regarding the slaughtering of animals.

Shipments of fresh pork in May totalled 55,200 tonnes, an increase of 36% compared with the same month last year.

During the first quarter of 2016, Spanish abattoirs slaughtered a total of 12,625,781 pigs.

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of sole control over SPF-Danmark A/S by Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AmbA, both of Denmark.

Consumption of pork was higher than the previous year, reaching the figure of 16.9 kg per capita per year (+ 1.1%).

The FAO Meat Price Index rose 2 percent, spurred by brisk import demand from Asia for pigmeat from the European Union.

Pork consumption per capita in Peru hardly reaches 5.5 kg.

Up to now only two states had the WOAH's certificate: Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

Pork imports totalled 286,000 tonnes during the period, up 90.3% from a year earlier.

According to AsianAgribiz, China will maintain stable pork production in the next five years, targeting an output of 57.6 million tonnes by 2020.

The Russian Agriculture Ministry prepares draft Government decree to extend food embargo until the end of 2017.

The French year-over-year exports rate of all the products dropped by 2.5%, reaching 732,000 tonnes in 2015.

Active joint activities of the Rosselkhoznadzor and Chilean Veterinary Services resulted in implementation of veterinary e-Certification of pork exported from Chili to Russia.