Page 35 of articles about imports in Swine news

In the first six months of 2013, the number of pigs slaughtered was 1.1% lower than last year but thanks to a growth in average carcass weight, the production decreased by only 0.6%.

During the first 5 months of this year, the importation of live pigs of less and more than 50 kg liveweight has increased by 3.6% and 8%, respectively.

Canada's agriculture minister is pledging to continue the fight against U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling.

The previously imposed restrictions on imports of slaughter pigs and feeding piglets are still in force.

The total pig meat exportations during the first six months of 2013 have fallen by 1% with respect to the same period of year 2012, reaching 1,481,109 tons.

It decreased in all categories, year-on-year: by 2.3% in beef, by 1.4% in pigmeat, and by 5.0% in poultrymeat.

The Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Inspection Service announced Friday that it was temporarily restricting pork imports from Belarus.

Trade barriers between the EU and Colombia will be lifted as of 1 August 2013, when a comprehensive and far-reaching trade deal enters into application.

Hong Kong’s 2014 pork market is forecast to be comparable to 2013 following some disruptions in 2011 and 2012 caused by high pork prices in China.

26th June 2013, with a view to preventing a spread of this serious epidemic disease, the order of director of the State Food and Veterinary Service No. B1-451 was issued.

In 2012, China imported 522,000 tons of pork, increasing by 11.7%.

The embargo to Brazilian pig meat was imposed by the Ukrainian government in March.

The Supreme Court has issued an order blocking imports of consumer-ready cuts of raw pork until it hears an appeal from the Pork Industry Board.

The total pig meat exports during the first 3 months of 2013 have fallen by 7.9% with respect to the same period of year 2012.

Pig meat importations registered an increase by 47% during the first three months of 2013.

In March Ukraine imported 9,294 t of pork, which is 30% lower than in the previous month.