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Pig meat production, on top of higher feed costs, would also be affected by the new animal welfare rules mandatory from January 2013, and would decline by -3.2% in 2013.

The import of live pigs from Italy in the first half of 2012 was characterized by an overall decrease of 13.3% compared to 2011.

Pork exports to third countries increased by 2.6% over the same period last year, reaching 1,520,802 tons.

China's pork production in 2013 is forecast to rise about two percent to 52.65 MMT.

In Q2 2012 the total meat production amounted to 115 113 tonnes (-6.8%), of which 16 379 tonnes (-9.1%) were beef and veal, 59 849 tonnes (-11.1%) were pigmeat.

This decision is of great importance as Jalisco, along with Sonora, are the main producers of pork in the country, with about 45 percent of national production.

Output, prices and export values rose by 9%, 12% and 18% respectively.

The Czech veterinary services are required to fulfill health and welfare guarantees according to the current veterinary certificate when laboratory tests of animals for brucellosis are negative.

U.S. pork and beef exports concluded the first half of 2012 in solid fashion, with June pork exports 4 percent higher in value than last year on steady volume.

The next step, according to the minister, is the process of negotiation of export requirements and an International Health Certificate (CSI).

This accession is particularly important for the EU, as the EU is Russia's first trading partner and Russia is the EU's third trading partner. For the first time both entities will be bound by multilateral rules and obligations for their mutual trade.

The agreement states that the certificates can be managed with the use of the Advanced Electronic Signature through the Mexican Foreign Trade Digital Window.

Between January and May 2012 exports of pork from the European Union amounted to a total of 1,285,605 tons.

Belarus will step up measures to prevent the import of pork from Tver Oblast and Volgograd Oblast, Russia due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

The total pork exports to China and Hong Kong in May were 22,032 metric tonnes or 102% higher than a year ago.

Despite a decline in pig population by 1.7% (-3.2% for sows), the EU pig meat production is expected to remain stable in 2012 and then to decline by 2% the following year.