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Pork production is forecast to increase more rapidly than in 2013 as lower forecast feed costs provide incentives for producers to expand farrowings and increase carcass weights from 2013 levels.

In Q1 2013 the meat production amounted to 108 651 tonnes, i.e. by 2.8% less, year-on-year. Production of all main categories was lower, y-o-y: beef (−3.5%), pigmeat (−3.1%), and poultrymeat (−1.9%).

Commercial hog slaughter totaled 113.2 million head, 2 percent higher than 2011.

The supply of swine meat in wet markets all over Western Visayas has dropped to alarming levels, the outcome of which is the high prices of pork.

The Korean government seeks to cull up to 100,000 sows to help stabilize pork prices.

The French Minister of Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll, brought together, early this week, all the parties in the swine industry to develop a plan for the future of the sector.

It appears the seasonal trends in the pork market in the Northern Hemisphere are reversing with strong export demand and high prices in the second half of the year.

Total pig numbers are now forecast to finish the year at 2.25 million head.

FAS/Moscow forecasts 2013 beginning stocks of swine to increase by 8 percent over past estimates as result of an increase in year-end Rosstat inventory statistics.

Hog producers reported 12.7 million hogs, down 0.5% from January 1, 2012.

The Commission is publishing today its short-term market outlook for arable crop, meat and dairy markets in the EU. The EU pig meat production is expected to decline in 2013 (-2%).

The swine sector ended year 2012 with a growth in production by around 12% with respect to year 2011.

Almost half (48 %) of the livestock units surveyed in EU-27 holdings were cattle. Pigs came in second with 27.4 %, followed by poultry with 14 % share of the EU-27 livestock units.