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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.

Pork consumption in Mexico is expected to rise this year despite the outbreak of so-called swine flu, at which the country was at the epicentre.

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.

With the aim of maintaining support for the commercialization of pig meat, the National Monetary Council of Brazil has decided to extend the Special Credit Line, made available to swine producers last February, until the 30th of September 2010.

Exports increased by 13 %. Last year Germany passed Denmark and became the second largest exporter of pig meat after the US.