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Taiwan to set permissible ractopamine residue levels for imported pork.

The positive trade balance of EU27 agrifood was boosted by continued strong exports of pig meat, wheat, and coarse grains in the first four months of 2020.

With census repopulation and pork consumption resuming post-pandemic, the Ministry of Agriculture predicts the pork supply will continue to improve.

The government will strengthen border control inspections for imported animals, plants, meat, and other farm and fishery products arriving in major international seaports in the country.

Foodservice closures and logistical challenges have not thwarted pigmeat demand. Heavy carcass weights increased production.

During the first quarter of 2020, the EU27 agri-food trade was up 4.7% from Q1 of 2019, despite the COVID-19 pandemic developing.

For the first time China accounted for more than half of UK fresh and frozen pork exports in April. Overall export was up, and import prices remained higher than last year.

Chinese customs halted pork imports from the German company, Tönnies, where hundreds of slaughterhouse workers have tested positive for COVID-19.

World total meat production is forecast to fall by 1.7 percent in 2020. World pig meat output is forecast to record a sharp contraction.

EU pork exports to China were exceptionally high in February. Export and import numbers for wheat, grains, and oil seeds.

In 2019, the trade surplus for livestock products was EUR 600 million, an increase of EUR 103 million, after several years of decline.