Sensory quality of short- and long-term frozen stored pork products
No negative effect on sensory quality is found in short-term frozen stored products when their PUFA content increases.
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Japanese officials to inspect Philippine pig meat plants
Japanese quarantine officials will visit the Philippines to inspect and accredit meat processing plants for possible pork exports to Japan.
Ukraine bans import of milk and meat from Belarus
Ukraine introduced a temporary ban on import of dairy and meat products from Belarus, as well as the animals susceptible to African swine fever (ASF), products and raw materials from them.
Japanese pork imports increase
Fresh and chilled pork imports were 10 per cent higher than the previous year at 254,000 tonnes.
European Union: pork exports rose 18.8% in 2011
Global exports of pork from the EU throughout 2011 were 18.8% higher than 2010, reaching 3,190,596 metric tons.
EU pork production is expected to decline
EU production is expected to decline (-1%) due to poor profitability in past years and the need for investments.
Canada: pork industry welcomes CFIA's Service Statement
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a Statement of Rights and Service for Producers, Consumers and Other Stakeholders and six guides to inspection.
China pork consumption
Per capita consumption of pork is 3kg in Beijing and Nanjing, and 4.27kg in Chengdu.
Quality of meat from entire, castrated or immunocastrated male pigs as affected by preslaughter handling
In this study, entire, castrated or immunocastrated male pigs exhibited similar reactivity to preslaughter stress.
Mexico: increase in livestock production
National livestock production are made up of 47.2% poultry, 30.6% cattle and 20.1% pigs.
United Kingdom: pig meat gains popularity in foodservice
Total pig meat servings increased by 8.1% in 2011.
USA-Korea Free Trade Agreement to take effect in March
South Korea and the U.S. announced Tuesday that their free-trade agreement will take effect on March 15.
Russia permits import of meat products from some Ukrainian enterprises
It was agreed about the supplies of pork and poultry meat.
Canada: hog inventories up 1.1%
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.
U.S. & China Sign Strategic Cooperation in Agriculture
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 volatile pork industry
China’s potential to affect the world pork market derives from the size and volatility of its domestic pork market.
