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In terms of the development of hog industry in the past 30 years, in every economic cycle, the hog industry always carry out an industrial upgrading. In the next 10 years hog industry will be into a stage with industrial scale and brand.

The Government of Canada is investing in marketing our world-class, safe and healthy Canadian pork in international markets. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture Pierre Lemieux announced an investment of $550,000 to support the work of Canada Pork International (CPI).

After the biannual meeting held in Brussels by the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), contemplated in the Free Trade Agreement between EU and Mexico, several agreements have been reached that will facilitate commercial exchanges between Mexico and the European Union.

Farmers organisation Copa-Cogeca warned the current crisis in the pigmeat sector on the continent is unsustainable and many producers will go out of business if no action is taken.

Canada's Agriculture Minister is hopeful the flow of Canadian pork into Russia will be fully restored following inspections of Canadian processing plants by Russian officials next month.

During the last 10 years the consumption of pig meat in Ecuador has increased from 4.5 kg to the current level of 8.4 kg.

In the first half of the year, the declining performance of certain pork export markets was largely offset by gains in the two leading destinations for U.S. pork (Mexico by volume, Japan in terms of value). While Mexico and Japan continue to perform above their record pace of 2008, the gains achieved in these markets are no longer sufficient to overcome the decline in exports to China and Russia, which are at least partially the result of market access restrictions.

Vietnam has signed a veterinary agreement for allowing German fresh pork to be exported.

In the first half of this year there was a significant growth in imports of processed pigmeat, the largest increase being from the Netherlands.

An important market for pork has been re-opened following lengthy negotiations. South Korea used to be a valuable export market which was closed following the last outbreak of foot and mouth, in 2007.