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In 2008 pigmeat production in the EU-27reached 259.6 million head (Table 2), of which more than half (54.4%) came from four countries (DE, DK, ES and FR). The EU foreign balance showed a surplus of 1.8 million tonnes (pigmeat and processed pigmeat), i.e. 7% of the slaughtering, but extra-EU trade represented only 14% of the national foreign trade (in volume terms).

Indonesia has lifted a temporary ban on imports of pork and its by-products after they were ruled out being the source of human swine flu.

At January 1, Canadian hog producers had an estimated 11.6 million hogs on their farms, down 4.5% from January 2009. Since January 2009 there has been a 4.3% decrease in the breeding herd, mainly sows and gilts. The inventory of sows is estimated at 1.3 million head.

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), more than 7.7 million tonnes of meat were produced from commercial slaughtering in Germany in 2009.

The Government has banned importation of pork from South Korea, as well as poultry and live birds from the same country and Taiwan, an Agriculture official said over the weekend.

The report shows that the implementation of legislation to prevent nitrates from agricultural sources polluting ground and surface waters is proving effective.

The BMI's latest Polish Agribusiness Q110 Report shows that since EU accession, Polish pork producers have struggled.

In 2009, Spanish swine exports, despite a deceleration in world trade in pig meat, maintained a stable situation, even managing an increase estimated to be 2%, which is equivalent to more than 1.2 million tons.

Overall, per capita, consumption of meat, including beef, chicken, pork and turkey, decreased in 2009 from 70.1 kilos in 2008 to 66.7 kilos last year.

Despite the improving output of the Philippine hog industry, the country will continue to experience a tight supply of pork meat at least until April 2010.

Domestic meat production decreased by 7.2 percent year-on-year to 556,066 tonnes in slaughter weight last year, with pork production falling most, the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) announced Friday.

The tests for the Ebola Reston virus are expected to arrive starting next month, a development that might allow the country to export pork for the first time, a senior Agriculture official said on Wednesday.

Norwegian and EU negotiators initialled agreed minutes concluding negotiations that have been ongoing for the last three years with a view to further liberalising bilateral trade in agricultural products.

Vietnam plans to restructure its livestock industry to ensure sufficient meat production for the growing populations and lift its competitiveness in the overseas market.