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Pork's share remains steady on an annual basis despite price falls over recent months.

During the first six months of this year, total meat production in Spain reached a total of 2,878,842 tons.

Output, prices and export values rose by 9%, 12% and 18% respectively.

Both sides pledged to further cooperation in livestock production with focus on pig-farming cooperation between enterprises and researchers from both sides to speed up the improvement of pig breeding system and uplift the pig-farming level in China.

Since the beginning of the year there has been a 4% decrease over the same period last year.

Latest data from the German Federal Statistical Office show a one per cent decline in breeding pig numbers in the year to May 2012.

Increased demand for meats will mostly stem from large economies in Asia, crude oil exporting countries and Latin America, where income gains are expected to be significant.

According to the Italian statistical institute (ISTAT) in the first quarter of this year, imports of live pigs have suffered a significant decline.

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.