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Through the first five months of 2015, pork exports were down 6 percent in volume (910,967 mt) and 15 percent in value ($2.42 billion) from the same period last year.

Spain recorded an increase of 11% in the total volume (+7.3% in value) of exports and of 33% in exports volume (+35.8% in value) to third countries, compared to 2013.

Pork exports have reached about 934,810 tonnes during the first four months of this year which, compared to the same period last year, amounts to an increase of 6.1%.

Updated figures on trade of agri-food products between the European Union and the rest of the world in 2014 show that exports increased by 1.6% compared with 2013.

China is now one of the UK’s fastest-growing export markets, with over £280 million of British produce exported in 2014—more than double the 2010 figure.

The strongest fall in imports during 2014 has been pig meat (41% in volume terms).

Pigmeat production is expected to grow to 4.3 Mt (carcass weight equivalent) in 2024.

The move is a direct response to the ecomnomic sanctions imposed by the EU to Moscow this week, until 31 January 2016, for its role in the Ukraine crisis.

This memorandum will allow more companies to export pork to China, which is an important step forward for the Belgian sector.

The comercial food and agriculture products surplus reached a new historical record by exceeding USD1,109 million in the first triannual of 2015.

According to Medvedev, Russia introduced the embargo for a year, that is, until August 8, 2015. Russian subsequent actions will depend on what partners choose to do.

The Harper Government has re-established market access to Chile for live swine, a market that industry estimates was worth approximately $350,000 in 2013.

Egypt joins, together with Macedonia and Singapore, the countries that allow the importation of Polish pork after the detection of African swine fever in the first three countries mentioned.

Martin Schulz decided to refer the 116 amendments tabled to the report back to the Committee on International Trade, for consideration and a vote on whether they are to be put to a plenary vote.

Mexico became one of the first countries in the world to be declared free of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) by the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties [OIE] in French).

Among the most exported products we have fresh pork, olive oil, wine, oranges and strawberries.