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Imports are expected to rise 1 percent to a record 6.8 million tons with greater demand from countries where growth in domestic production cannot keep pace with rising demand.

The Transatlantic Animal Welfare Council (TAWC) welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of its report on Trade and Economic Relations with the United States.

MEPs called for talks on a possible trade deal with the US to start early next year, in a resolution adopted on Tuesday.

U.S. – Panama Trade Promotion Authority will go into effect on October 31, 2012.

Until November 15-20, 2012, the potential of the grain exports (5-5.3 mln tonnes) can be completed.

From now on, Mexico is the tenth member of the TPP. This allows Mexico to fully participate and have a bearing on the negotiations of all the matters that are a part of this initiative.

The European Commission approved to allow Croatia to export, without limitations, fresh pig meat and pig meat products to the European Union markets.

The current fixed rate per-kilogram tariff will change to a varying percentages tariff system depending on the amount of meat products and cheeses to be imported.

Japan’s total 2013 domestic slaughter and national pork output are projected down by less than one percent to 16.4 million head.

China has recently been importing over 0.4 million tonnes of pork per year, in a world market with trade of less than 7 million tonnes per year.

Pig meat production, on top of higher feed costs, would also be affected by the new animal welfare rules mandatory from January 2013, and would decline by -3.2% in 2013.

The import of live pigs from Italy in the first half of 2012 was characterized by an overall decrease of 13.3% compared to 2011.

Pork exports to third countries increased by 2.6% over the same period last year, reaching 1,520,802 tons.

China's pork production in 2013 is forecast to rise about two percent to 52.65 MMT.

In Q2 2012 the total meat production amounted to 115 113 tonnes (-6.8%), of which 16 379 tonnes (-9.1%) were beef and veal, 59 849 tonnes (-11.1%) were pigmeat.

Output, prices and export values rose by 9%, 12% and 18% respectively.