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Two buyers, SA Bernard and SA Charles (Jean Floc'h group) did not attend the meeting.

With unit prices around 10% lower than in January-June 2014, at just under €1.90 per kg, the value of the trade was 7% lower.

Furthermore, the Commission continues to monitor closely the pigmeat market and is ready to activate an enhanced Private Storage Aid scheme for pigmeat.

Cooperl has decided to pay its live pigs supplier partners a provisional base price that has in mind the market situation.

Daniel Picart, president of the Marché du Porc Breton, relevant French market, left his post on Thursday. The MPB suspended its trading, scheduled for Thursday, postponing it to a later date.

In order to encourage new contractual arrangements in the pig sector, the Ministry of Agriculture offers various stakeholders a working document.

Many MEPs called for new market measures to tackle price volatility and further support for farmers to find new foreign outlets.

Private Storage Aid schemes for pigmeat will be extended to fresh lard, responding to the proposal that some of the so - called 'fifth - quarter cuts' should be included.

In contrast to the general downward trend, meat prices in August remained virtually unchanged from the previous month.

Copa and Cogeca warn new EU Commission aid package far from sufficient to improve drastic EU situation hitting agriculture markets caused mainly by Russian crisis.

In response to the difficulties currently being faced by these sectors the Commission put forward a package of measures worth EUR 500 millions.

FAS Moscow forecasts pork production to grow 5 percent over the revised 2015 level and reach 2.78 MMT in 2016.

After demonstration in Paris, Manuel Valls promised to increase aid to €3,000 M and to lower social contributions.

The meeting served to discuss different contract options (farmers/abattoirs, farmers/abattoirs/processors, farmers/food suppliers, etc.), including volumes, prices and lengths.

In the face of the extremely dificult situation endured by the farmers, they have mobilised, and several demonstrations are taking place in several European countries.