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

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

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 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.

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.

In Q1 2013 the meat production amounted to 108 651 tonnes, i.e. by 2.8% less, year-on-year. Production of all main categories was lower, y-o-y: beef (−3.5%), pigmeat (−3.1%), and poultrymeat (−1.9%).

The Board of EEC took a decision to exclude fresh, chilled or refrigerated pork, poultry meat and edible byproducts from the List of goods originated and imported from developing and least developed nations.

Total pig numbers are now forecast to finish the year at 2.25 million head.