Swine news - Economy

The Agriculture Committee approved the first batch of proposals to improve EU farm policy so that it better meets farmers’ and consumers’ expectations.

The USDA will verify if Brazilian pork and beef still fulfil the USA health requirements.

Less slaughters, higher weights, similar meat production, increase of exports to China ...

Based on increasing consumer demand, stable feed prices and the modernization efforts of the Mexican industry, USDA forecasts an increase in pork production in 2019.

The Government has launched a new ‘no deal’ notification system for businesses that import live animals from outside the EU.

The 2017 full-year import figure already broke the 2 million metric ton barrier for the first time since records began in 1988, in 2018 this figure was exceeded.

According to USDA, by the end of 2019, China's total swine inventory will be down and pork production will decrease.

In a joint statement, on March 11th, the PRCs of Brittany and Pays de la Loire, and the NPPA announced that “they strongly support the project for the creation of a POA”.

Pork export volume came up just short of the record set in 2017 while value slipped 1 percent year-over-year.

Through an agreement signed by the President of the SENASA, Mr Ricardo Negri, and the General Manager of the Inter American Institute for Agricultural Cooperation, Mr Manuel Otero, in Buenos Aires.

With this political agreement, EU geographical indications can have improved protection at multilateral level.

In a seminar held in Beijing on February 21st, the European meat industry encouraged China to apply regionalization to the trade of meat from countries affected by diseases such as African swine fever.

The European Parliament voted on a new set of EU rules that will ensure protection of 100% of European farmers as well as small and mid-range suppliers against unfair trading practices in the food supply chain.

USDA and FDA announce a formal agreement to regulate cell-cultured food products from cell lines of livestock and poultry.

The initiative of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) to increase the Russian food embargo, established since 2014, didn't have the support of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Increase in production, decrease in exports and worsening of the trade deficit.

Of the nine plants just authorised, nine produce pork and four fowl.

Over the year, a number of ‘industrial’ pigs in Ukraine went up by 2%.

Organic does not appear to take off as quickly in further food products, such as beverages (excluding wine) and meat.

The FAO Meat Price Index was up slightly, supported by higher prices of bovine and pig meat.

The Chinese health authorities have approved a new format for the certification of official veterinarians authorised to sign International Health Certificates.

The SADER and the pig producers will coordinate themselves to stimulate the productivity and modernisation of the small and medium farms.

Germany and Spain were the main European pork exporters, with a share of 23% and 22% respectively.