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National livestock production are made up of 47.2% poultry, 30.6% cattle and 20.1% pigs.

Total pig meat servings increased by 8.1% in 2011.

South Korea and the U.S. announced Tuesday that their free-trade agreement will take effect on March 15.

It was agreed about the supplies of pork and poultry meat.

Hog inventories were reported at 12.0 million head, up 1.1% from 11.9 million on January 1, 2011 and higher by 1.6% from the same date in 2010.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and China's Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu signed an historic Plan of Strategic Cooperation that will guide the two countries' agricultural relationship for the next 5 years.

China’s potential to affect the world pork market derives from the size and volatility of its domestic pork market.

Pork production increased by 2.0% compared to last year.

Pig meat production decreased by 4.7% to 262 944 tonnes in 2011.

All products meeting the terms of the partnership can be traded and labelled as certified organic produce, meat, cereal, or wine.

Pork production could expand by 7.3%, to 750,000 tonnes.

The new association will be one of the larger trade groups in the global meat trade, with more than 700 member companies in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and other countries.

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 179 points, half a percent (1 point) above its December value. Prices of the various meat types followed mixed directions, with pig meat up 2.8 percent.

Pork exports totaled 2.255 million metric tons, breaking the previous volume record of 2.052 million metric tons established in 2008.