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Pork imports this year have shown a big drop, mostly due to the weakness of the sterling against the Euro says BPEX Senior Economic Analyst Tony Fowler.

Pig imports from Thailand have pushed down prices and led to the closure of hundreds of pig farms, sector representatives said.

Russia has set its meat import quotas for 2010. The pork quota will be limited to 500,000 metric tons including 27,900 tons of trimmings.

China had lifted import bans on pork products from the United States, Canada and Mexico, the country's top quarantine authorities said Tuesday.

Due to the modifications of the Rosselkhoznadzor Instruction No. FS-GGVI/7340 dd. 17.07.09, temporary restrictions on import of pigs and pork products into the Russian Federation from districts of Pasvalys, Biržai, Rokiškis of the Panevėžys County of the Republic of Lithuania are lifted.

Belarus has banned pork imports from Russia over the recent swine fever outbreak, a spokeswoman for the country's food and agriculture ministry told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

The Russian government will maintain the quotas for importation of meat products for the period from 2010 to 2012, according to a press release from the Presidential Press Service on October 15.

Chinese officials have agreed to lift the ban on U.S. pork imports they imposed last spring out of fear of swine flu.

After the biannual meeting held in Brussels by the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), contemplated in the Free Trade Agreement between EU and Mexico, several agreements have been reached that will facilitate commercial exchanges between Mexico and the European Union.

Polish live pig imports approximately doubled year-on-year to EUR52.8 million in the first half of 2009.

Vietnam has signed a veterinary agreement for allowing German fresh pork to be exported.

An expected tight supply of pork in the coming holiday season amid low production has prompted the government, private traders and even hog raisers to agree to import an additional 20,000 metric tons (MT) this year.