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The European Commission has opened a new section on its website to inform about relevant news on the EU measures resulting from the Russian import ban.

Under this proposed rule, such pork and pork products would have to be derived from swine raised on farms meeting stringent sanitary and biosecurity requirements.

After a period of four days when the country's borders were closed to Lithuanian pork products, the Veterinary and Food Board lifted the ban.

Among the most important ones we find pig meat, veal and dairy products.

There is a distinct possibility of pork export increase due to cessation of pork export from the EU to Russia because of ASF outbreak.

The EU welcomes the recent decision by Moldova to accept imports accompanied by a veterinary certificate based on a template specified in the EU legislation.

The Commission has considered it necessary to review the animal health requirements for the entry of consignments of porcine animals into the Union from the areas in which the disease caused by these viruses is present.

During 2013, approximately 2.83 million pigs were slaughtered in Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine export-approved plants. This equates to a decline of almost 2.5% compared to 2012.

In the first trimester of 2014, the Russian meat imports underwent a drop by 27.1% with respect to the same period in 2013.

According to the Commission's Summer 2014 Short-Term Agricultural Outlook published yesterday, after two years of tight supply, EU meat production is expected to grow again.

With respect to the meat exports, 72% of them were of pig meat.

The teams made significant progress on the basic negotiations on trade and sustainable development; trade in goods; animal and plant health and hygiene...

On June 28 of the current year the Rosselkhoznadzor imposed temporary restrictions on live swine, pork and raw pork products, finished products containing pork, exported from Latvia into Russia.

The Minister pointed out the fact that Kazakhstan still maintained barriers to the import of Polish cattle, swine and pork products.

Live pigs from these countries entering the EU will be tested for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea.

According to the USDA Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade repor, that Fiscal Year 2014 agricultural exports will reach $149.5 billion, an estimated $6.9 billion higher than previous estimates.