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The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Keystone Foods Intermediate LLC of the US by Marfrig Alimentos S.A. of Brazil. Both companies are suppliers of meat products.

The main production, slaughtering and distribution associations in the country (VPF, FNP, CRP de Bretagne, Coop de France, SNIV-SNCP, FNICGV y FCD) have signed an agreement to request that pork meat, as well as pork products, contain an indication of origin, whatever that may be.

President Obama is being urged by the National Pork Producers Council and 36 state pork producer organizations to work with Congress and the Mexican government to resolve the dispute over allowing Mexican trucks to haul goods into the United States.

A shift in consumer demand for meat products has caused pork prices to drop by as much as P20 per kilo, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday.

The present statement follows the EFSA 2009 statement and EFSA 2008 scientific opinion and is based on a review of identified peer reviewed scientific literature up to 1 July 2010, information made available to EFSA following a call for data, discussion with experts in the field of animal cloning and a peer review by external experts. The focus of the statement has been to evaluate information related to aspects of food safety, health and welfare of animal clones and their offspring.

According to the decision of the Ministry, in September and October 2010, limit prices for beef increased to 4% per month, up to 3% per month for pork.

Import of animals susceptible to FMD and non-heat treated products of animal origin to the Russian Federation will be restricted by the Rosselkhoznadzor from September 14, 2010 due to detection of FMD in cattle in Mongolia.

Half (49%) of shoppers across four European countries expect to be buying more food and grocery products with ethical credentials in the future, according to new consumer research published by international food and grocery analysts IGD.

The latest data on pork exports during the first half of 2010 place Germany as the principal exporter, with 318.283 tons exported, 21% more than during the same period last year, followed by Denmark (306.476 tons, 15% increase), France (112.565 tons, 25% increase), Holland (105.880 tons, 9% increase) and Spain (105.472 tons, 15% increase).

A very solid June performance allowed U.S. Pork exports to finish the first half of 2010 with strong momentum. According to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), pork exports of 164,000 metric tons (361.6 million pounds) were 24 percent higher than June 2009. Pork export value was $316.4 million, up 34 percent.

A strong second half to the year could see Ireland’s pork exports to Japan exceed 4,000 tonnes, surpassing 2008 volumes. The recovery in Irish pork sales to Japan has defied a challenging market which has seen overall per capita consumption decline.

Post forecasts pork production to increase in 2011 at an average rate of nearly 3 percent. USDA projections reflect current optimism of pork exporters for increasing exports during next year and assume that the worst of the global financial turmoil has past. However, traders remain cautious about the impact of the valuation of the Brazilian currency and access to credit for main importers, such as Russia.

The total pork export during the first half of this year increased by 143.000 tons with respect to the same period last year, reaching a total of 1.291.846 tons, equalling an increase of 12%.