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Thailand’s food production fell 3.5% in the first six months of this year as the credit crunch lowered demand for food products.

Pork prices in the Philippines are likely to go up as backyard pig production continues to fall due to diseases and rising production costs.

An independent review commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) shows that there are no important differences in the nutrition content, or any additional health benefits, of organic food when compared with conventionally produced food. The focus of the review was the nutritional content of foodstuffs.

Meat production in Russia will reach 550 thousand tonnes through the end of this year, according to Yelena Skrynnik, Russian Agricultural Minister.

The country’s total live pig production for the first half of this year could reach 390.5 million, a 6% increase over the same period of last year.

Although live pig prices have rebounded recently, supply will continue to exceed demand in the live pig market for some time, according to an analysis by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

The Agriculture and Food Council’s recently published prognosis on pig meat prices and earnings in pig production indicates stability for the rest of current year and for next year as well. The significant fluctuations, which we have seen during the last six months, will ease off. The current expectations are stable compared to the announcement as of March 2009.