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Information about pigs' pen mates, advanced statistical models and genomic methods are some of the tools that researchers will use in a research project that aims to improve pig welfare and reduce their environmental impact.

The value of manufacturers' sales of meat products abroad exceeded €850 M in 2014, 10% more than in 2013 and 63% more than in 2009, representing 10% more than the previous year and 63% more than in 2009.

USDA forecasts an increase of nearly one percent in Brazilian pork production in 2015.

In 2014, European pork exports dropped by 5%, reaching 2,938,907 tonnes.

Federal Food Safety Office of Switzerland and Swiss Embassy expressed gratitude to the Rosselkhoznadzor for establishment a channel for rapid exchange of information on veterinary certificates.

More than half of all projects (165) will take place on hog farms.

Acording to Defra, the total number of pigs in England has increased by 1.5% since December 2013 to 3.7 million. Fattening pigs rose by 2.2% which was partly offset by a fall of 3.8% in breeding pigs.

The dialogue was focused on the forthcoming visit of Chinese experts to Russia aimed at familiarization with operations of pork producing establishments interested in export to China.

The Chinese inspection service (AQSIQ) recently published a list with the first three French establishments authorized to export cured meat products to China.

Several topics of mutual interest were explored, notably the prevention of AMR as well as animal disease information systems, including zoonosis.

According to the data of the INEGI, the food and agriculture exports (that include the agriculture and livestock, and agribusiness subsectors) reached USD25,614 million in 2014.

FAO has further raised its estimate of 2014 world cereal production, now seen at 2.542 billion tonnes, amounting to 20 million tonnes or one percent higher than in 2013.

A higher pig herd and increased productivity following the implementation of welfare rules in the sow sector should create conditions for a continuous recovery in production over the projection period at around 23 million tonnes.