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According to AHDB Pork, January 2016 was another great month for UK pork exports. These increased by 17% to 16,900 tonnes year-on-year, driven by a doubling in shipments to China.

The European pork exports have started 2016 with a rise by 23.5% in comparison with January 2015.

Mandatory labelling would help maintain consumer confidence in food products by making the food supply chain more transparent.

Pork production in 2015 also increased by 17,000 MT over the 2014 level.

The highest increases in monthly export values were achieved for pork and vegetables.

If this supplemental proposed rule is finalized, establishments will have the flexibility provided by the HACCP regulations to develop appropriate science-based controls for Trichinella and other parasitic hazards in pork.

For Brazil, the opening of this market could entail a USD153,6 million/year business.

EU pork exports are expected to expand further but at a slower pace (3%) due to increased competition and availabilities in USA and Brazil.

In 2015, the 20 main companies in the Russian pig sector accounted for almost 61% of the total industrial production.

Recognising the depth and duration of the global crisis in agricultural markets and its impact in Europe, particularly in the dairy, pig meat and fruit and vegetables sectors, the Council and the Commission agreed on the need for a further response from the Union to include a comprehensive set of specific measures.

In 2015, the French pig exports fell by 6%.

Noticeably, the decline in the number of breeding sows reached a significant 14.8%, the ensuing census amounting to 814,400 animals.

The Spanish market turnover in 2015 was €6,775 million, only 0.2% more than in 2014.

Regarding swine, in 2015 the Spanish abattoirs slaughtered 46,379,926 pigs, producing 3.89 million tonnes of pork.