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The Commission allows dispatch to other Member States of fresh pork and prepared meat products from pigs reared in Romania provided that the channeled system is running.

In the period from January to September 2011 there was a 6% increase in exports of fresh and frozen pork.

Total exports as of November amounted to 2,958,281 tons, representing a 20.5% increase compared to the same period last year.

In 2011 Mexico exported more than 48 thousand tons of pork products.

Some delegations pointed out the need for measures to ensure global competitiveness of EU operators vis-à-vis third countries that do not apply the same standards on animal welfare.

The restriction was applied from June when classical swine fever virus was detected in pig farms.

For 2012, the MAV quota for pork imports stands at 54,210 tonnes.

Last year Hong Kong became the number one destination of Brazilian pork, displacing Russia as the second most important destination.

During 2010, Mexico sent 7,000,100 tons of meat to the Korean market, and in 2011 its exports more than doubled.

Two years ago Ukraine imported 30% of pork, nowadays it imports only 5%.

The scientists found markers for meat quality that could be used, so now it is just a matter of developing tools for practical use.

Because of the rapid deterioration of the epizootic situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of Belarus calls on regional authorities to take additional measures to prevent spreading of this disease on its territory, reported in the ministry.

Two timely nutrient data sets provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are being used by the beef and pork industries to provide new Nutrition Facts labels for their products.

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