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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.

UK pork exports to end of April continue their steady upwards trend with a rise of 7.23%.

The European Commission has approved 20 programmes to promote agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries.

Exports of some specific products have grown faster than the average, for example, exports of pork are up by almost 120%, which translates into new trade of almost € 200 million.

WTO confirmed that the United States Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL) measure discriminates against Canadian livestock and is inconsistent with the WTO trade obligations of the United States.

The study found that the economic development associated with hog production and exporting pork contributes $9.28 billion to the Canadian economy.

The measures proposed by the European Commission for resolving of the situation are not appropriate, that’s why the renewal of trade in live pigs is not possible now.

Exports of pork from January-April increased by 6.6%.

Imports of pork were down four per cent for January to March compared with the same period of 2011.

The Chinese authorities approved five Belgian companies to export pork to China.

Priority sectors for cooperation may include: food security, international cooperation, environmental-friendly agriculture, organic farming, and food safety.

Swine producers in the south are on the verge of bankruptcy due largely to the decline in exports to countries like Russia and Argentina.