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Per capita meat consumption in Russia grew by 12.5% up to 63 kilograms in 2008 compared to 2007,

Annual pig prices research by the German Pig Association (ISN) shows European Union producers got 13 percent more for their pigs last year than they did in 2007. However, pig costs rose significantly and that caused producer incomes all over Europe to be “vehemently in trouble”, says the association.

Very limited data related to the presence of CSFV in fresh meat have been generated after the implementation of a non-vaccination strategy. Therefore, a simulation modelling approach was developed to assess the risk of emergency vaccination on the safety of meat compared to the current control of CSF in domestic pigs without vaccination. It was concluded from the model that none of the strategies could reduce the risk to absolute zero.

South Africa has lifted trade restrictions imposed on Irish pork following the dioxin scare in December.

Leo Cañeda, Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Director for Eastern Visayas, has confirmed that laboratory tests have shown that the cause of death of hogs in Sta. Rita town in Samar province was not due to hog cholera but from Salmonella infection.

According to information from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Farming, Rural Development, Fishing and Alimentation (SAGARPA), the food safety and quality sections will receive 66.3% more in the budget for 2009 (4,754 million pesos; equivalent to 275 million euros) than was granted for 2008 (2,859 million pesos). (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

The German state of Rhineland-Palatinate has extended the risk zones regarding the presence of CSF in wild boars. (Original in German. Read Google translation here).

In 2008, meat production in the United Kingdom was down by 2% to 3.4 million tonnes. The only sector of meat production that registered increases was the swine sector which increased in 2008 by 1% to 600,000 tonnes. (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

If only one of the parents is the named breed, then the product must be clearly labelled as being from a cross-breed. The advice comes from Lacors - the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services. This means that if a piece of meat is, for instance, labelled ‘Gloucestershire Old Spot’ or ‘Berkshire’ consumers will know they are buying pork from pure-bred animals.

At the end of November, the number of exported live pigs was 22% lower than for the same period of the previous year. (Original in Dutch. Read Google translation here).

Last week the Mexican Minister of Agriculture, Alberto Cárdenas, officially stated that there is no CSF in Mexico. (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

The European Commission has adopted a temporary exceptional support measure for the pigmeat and beef market in form of a disposal scheme in Ireland.

Figures published by Defra reveal farm incomes in the UK for 2008 have risen showing that total income from farming per head rose by 42 per cent, in real terms to £18,185.

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture is working to open the possibility of exporting Santa Catarina porcine and bovine meats to the EU. (Original in Portuguese. Read Google translation here).

Business has been suspended with nine U.S. pork operations by Russia due to "clerical errors" in export certificates, according to Dow-Jones.