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In Q1 2013 the meat production amounted to 108 651 tonnes, i.e. by 2.8% less, year-on-year. Production of all main categories was lower, y-o-y: beef (−3.5%), pigmeat (−3.1%), and poultrymeat (−1.9%).

The importation of pork or pork products from these areas presents a low risk of introducing swine vesicular disease into the United States.

The exportations of pork products (cured ham, cured sausages, etc.) have grown by 12%, reaching 2,908 million euros.

The French Minister of Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll, during his visit to China, has signed a cooperation program concerning food safety together with his Chinese counterpart Minister ZHI Shuping.

The total budget of the programmes, the large majority of which will run for a period of three years, is € 71,94 million, of which the EU contributes € 35,97 million.

Temporary restrictions are imposed on the supply of animal products for human consumption to the Customs Union market as today, April 18th 2013.

With pig slaughtering declining by over 1m head during 2012 (from 20.4m to 18.9m), it was no surprise to see a decline in exports of Danish pig meat over the year.

Japan is the twelfth destination of the Spanish pork exports, with more than 28,000 tons, and it is placed in the eighth place in terms of the value.

Total pig numbers are now forecast to finish the year at 2.25 million head.

The need to fight against the illegal presence of pigs at the farms has been reaffirmed.

For the exportation of pigs for reproductive purposes, the protocol signed by these two countries establishes that the animals must come from farms registered with the ICA.

If Spain does not carry out the necessary measures, the Rosselkhoznadzor will implement temporary restrictions to the importation of Spanish animal derived products as of April 12th.

Officially, last week the first shipment of pork left from Jalisco to Japan: a total amount of 20 tons of pig meat.

The Spanish exports of cured hams and shoulders ended year 2012 with an increase by 8.7% with respect to year 2011.

EU inspectors were in Sardinia for the verification of the African Swine Fever monitoring plan.

Australia has been a target market for the Irish pigmeat industry for many years and Minister Coveney said that he was delighted that the industry now had an opportunity to export to this important market.