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This opinion will contribute to the efforts of the European Commission to implement minimum standards for the protection of pigs.

The General Stockbreeding Coordination and the FIRA have signed a collaboration agreement for encouraging productivity, developing the productive potential and fomenting highly competitive production systems.

Pork exports were just under 18,200 tonnes for March, 13% up on the same month last year and the highest monthly figure since 1998.

In December 2013 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland submitted their respective plans and cost estimates for the implementation of emergency measures during 2014.

The FAO's project that supported the efforts of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru for eradicating the foot-and-mouth disease ends with a success.

Pork production is expected to increase as producers respond to the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) by increasing farrowings and feeding hogs to heavier weights.

Evgeny Nepoklonov, Chief of the Rosselkhoznadzor has informed the OIE about a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease affecting pigs, with 4070 cases.

Positive cases were identified by RT-PCR in 17 states. To date, it has not been possible to isolate the virus.

The entrance of tariff-free frozen pork from Chile to the EU increases by 1,000 tonnes.

The funding provided to British Columbia Pork Producers Association results in immediate action to reduce the risk of PED arriving in British Columbia.

During 2013, total DDGS exports reached 9.7 million metric tons, more than double the 4.5 million metric tons of total exports in 2008.