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SENASA authorises all the EU plants that have implemented the harmonized sanitary requirements for the import of processed products of animal origin for human consumption.

According to FAS (USDA) report, Mexican pork roduction is forecast one percent higher to a record 1.325 MMT CWE.

So far this year, the Chilean pork industry has exported more than half of the meat produced (53%.)

Copa and Cogeca warn new EU Commission aid package far from sufficient to improve drastic EU situation hitting agriculture markets caused mainly by Russian crisis.

FAS Moscow forecasts pork production to grow 5 percent over the revised 2015 level and reach 2.78 MMT in 2016.

In response to the difficulties currently being faced by these sectors the Commission put forward a package of measures worth EUR 500 millions.

China is the main destination, with 32.5% of the total exports (and a rise by 38% with respect to 2014). Japan imports 9.7% of the total exports; South Korea 8.7%; and Hong Kong 8.1%.

The meeting served to discuss different contract options (farmers/abattoirs, farmers/abattoirs/processors, farmers/food suppliers, etc.), including volumes, prices and lengths.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia appealed to the Commissioner Mr. Andriukaitis for a higher freedom for the circulation of pigs beteween these countries.

After demonstration in Paris, Manuel Valls promised to increase aid to €3,000 M and to lower social contributions.

Canada exported 2.8 million hogs in the first half of 2015, up 17.8% from the same period in 2014.

In the face of the extremely dificult situation endured by the farmers, they have mobilised, and several demonstrations are taking place in several European countries.

US will open its market to exports of beef, pork, sheep and goat meat and derived products from Lithuania.

With a total of 8.8 million packages, during 2014 the equivalent to 167,000 hams was exported to Germany.

The issues were related to food safety of marketed animal products under the conditions of ASF wide spread in Ukraine.

This agreement will remove nearly all tariffs on goods traded between the two economies.