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Brazilian pork exportations during the month of June have shown a surprising increase of 12,35% in volume with respect to the same month in 2010. Likewise, profits also increased (29,65%) in the period, which is explained by the 15,39% increase in median pork prices, compared with the prices reached in June of 2010.

After two years of talks, Chile and Vietnam successfully concluded negotiations for a free Trade Agreement (FTA) between both countries.

The European Commission has approved 26 programmes in 13 Member States to provide information on and to promote agricultural products in the European Union.

Premier Wen Jiabao told government departments to take immediate measures to support pork production and increase supplies to prevent a surge in the price of the meat, a key factor pushing up China's inflation rate.

South Korea will expand the amount of imported pork subject to lower tariffs as part of efforts to stabilize food prices and ease inflationary pressure, the nation's top economic policymaker said Thursday.

Mexico will cut in half retaliatory duties on more than $2 billion of U.S. farm and industrial goods this week after signing a deal with Washington on Wednesday to allow Mexican truckers onto American roads.

The European Parliament has just adopted a Regulation on Food Information for consumers.

Senasica announced that the Chinese health authorities will carry out inspections at 8 TIF establishments in the states of Nuevo León, Chihuahua and Yucatán, from June 19 until July 2.

A market share of almost 90 percent of all slaughters is being carried out by no more than just the Top 5 sow slaughterers. Here you can see that the sows-for-slaughter market is by far more concentrated than is the pigs-for-slaughter market.

The average amount of pork exported by Germany during the first four months of this year has decreased compared with the same period last year.

The Chinese market is finally opening to British pork after years of negotiations. Half a dozen UK plants have been approved following inspections and export health certificates have been agreed.

On June 29 the South African Minister of Agriculture announced the opening of their markets to the importation of pork from Brazil, which had been suspended after the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease in Brazil in 2005.

The latest data from the Single Market Management Committee of the European Commission shows a 28,5% increase in the exportation of pork between the months of January and April of 2011, reaching 974.302 tons.

In the first quarter of 2011 exports of fresh and frozen pork totalled 34,000 tonnes, up seven per cent year on year. This was helped by a narrowing of the price difference between UK prices and those on the continent.

A reduction in the profitability of the production of all types of meat, which is expected this year due to a significant rise in the price of feed, will trigger a slowdown in the pace of production growth and a further redistribution of the market.