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The highest increases in monthly export values were achieved for pork, with EUR 1.1 billion corresponding to an increase of 29% compared to export values one year ago.

The Russian Federation filed a notice of appeal on 23 September in the case brought by the European Union “Russian Federation – Measures on the Importation of Live Pigs, Pork and Other Pig Products from the European Union”.

According to FAS-USDA report, during the past twelve months, carcass and piglet prices have gone from record lows during December 2015-April 2016 back to the five-year average.

Corn supplies for 2016/17 are lowered from last month but are stiII forecast at a record 16.859 billion bushels, as a smaller crop more than offsets a small increase in beginning stocks due to a reduction in 2015/16 exports.

The Romanian pig producers have asked, repeatedly, for the live pigs trade authorisation to the EU, because Romania has been free from CSF for more than 8 years.

During the first semester of 2016, pig slaughterings have increased by 3.3%, and the trade of live pigs and pork by 16.1%.

During the first half of 2016, the European pork exports have reached 2,087,860 tonnes, and this entails an increase by 43.8%

The meat production estimates show that the highest growth rates will be for chicken (+3.0% annually) and for pork (+2.9% annually).

Ukraine has exported a total of 1,340 tonnes of fresh ad frozen pork: 11 times less than the volume exported during the same period in 2015.

The sectors which have shown the greatest gains over the 12-month period are pigmeat (+ €986 million), wine (+ €511 million) and live animals (+ €502 million).

In the last 10 years, the total UE pork exports (except offal) to third countries have increased, going from 1,410,000 tonnes in 2006 to 2,108,000 tones in 2015.

On August 19th, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel declared illegal the Russian import ban imposed in early 2014 on live pigs, fresh pork and other pig products from the EU in the light of international trade rules.

Last year's main destination for pork exports was South Korea, with 27% of total exports, followed by Japan (22%) and China in the third place. However...

In 2015 Spain exported 53,506 tonnes of cured sausages: an important increase by 22%.

The start of the exports of pork to China marks a milestone in the Mexican pig industry.

During 2015, Spain exported pork amounting €4,087.19 million, France being the main destination followed by Portugal, Italy and China.