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Despite a decline in pig population by 1.7% (-3.2% for sows), the EU pig meat production is expected to remain stable in 2012 and then to decline by 2% the following year.

As a result of rising feed prices, pig production costs are at a record high — 173p a kilo.

The study found that the economic development associated with hog production and exporting pork contributes $9.28 billion to the Canadian economy.

PRRS has spread to 123 communes in 13 provinces nationwide, ravaging 34,000 pigs and 21,700 of which had to be destroyed.

In the last year, the number of heads of pigs has undergone a 12% reduction.

Swine producers in the south are on the verge of bankruptcy due largely to the decline in exports to countries like Russia and Argentina.

In 2011 the industry bucked this downward trend with Australian pork production increasing 1.7 per cent.

Pork production during the first quarter of this year reached 960,906 tons.

Its role will be to analyze the evolution of pig production in Argentina in order to evaluate the permanence of the various categories of cured ham.

The total number of pigs remained almost unchanged in 2011 at 4.4 million.

Throughout the past year about 12 million pigs were killed in Belgium.

Pork production in 2011 increased 5.9% compared to the previous year.

The information gathered will assist the ministry and other industry stakeholders to better plan for the development of the pig/pork industry.

Commercial pork production is expected to be 23.8 billion pounds.

During the first quarter, pork production accounted for 67.7% of total meat produced in Germany.