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The commissioner will be accompanied by a business delegation of 70 representatives from across the European agri-food sector, representing national associations or businesses from 22 different countries.

The low livestock supply together with the low pork demand in 2017 puts the German meat industry sector in a difficult situation.

The Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine Michael Creed T.D. will lead a large delegation of Irish food industry representatives, on a weeklong trade mission to China and Hong Kong.

On 2017, China imported 1,216,757 tons of pork and 1,236,454 tons of offal , a decrease of 25% and 8% respectively compared to the figures of 2016.

Denmark is beating its own record for pork exports. Germany, in particular, continues to be an important and growing market.

Argentina achieves the opening the Cape Verdean pork, beef and pig and cattle offal markets.

For the first time since 2012, trade in all meats (beef, pork, and broiler meat) is expected to rise. While pork and broiler meat will make modest gains of 1 and 2 percent respectively, beef growth will rise 5 percent.

Agreements giving greater market access and protection for EU agri-food products in Iceland will enter into force on 1 May.

German pork exports fall for the third year running

Uncertainty in global markets – due to disease risk, trade disputes, and feed availability – will create opportunities and challenges for the pork industry in the coming months.

Agricultural exports from the EU are set to benefit the most,such as poultry, cheese, chocolate, pasta, and pork.

Pork is the EU's main agricultural export to Japan.

During the first trimester of 2018, Brazilian pork exports have dropped both in terms of volume and value.

In January 2018, pig production grew by 4.1% in comparison with January 2017.

Government of Argentina has finalized technical requirements that will allow U.S. pork to be imported into Argentina for the first time since 1992.

Since 2015 China has been restructuring its pork sector. As a consequence, its imports peaked in mid-2016 and then declined until the end of 2017. Only in November 2017 the trend reversed and imports are expected to stabilise in 2018.