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Although year after year the number of farms has decreased, we must highlight the new trend started in 2014 and that has gone on in 2015.

The French year-over-year exports rate of all the products dropped by 2.5%, reaching 732,000 tonnes in 2015.

The Russian Agriculture Ministry prepares draft Government decree to extend food embargo until the end of 2017.

Twenty groups slaughter more than 2 million pigs per year and represent 45% of the European production.  

Active joint activities of the Rosselkhoznadzor and Chilean Veterinary Services resulted in implementation of veterinary e-Certification of pork exported from Chili to Russia.

Customs statistics data show that in January-April 1.08 thsd tons of fresh, cooled and frozen pork were brought out from Ukraine.

The latest data published by the EU show an increase by 26.5% of the pork exports during the first trimester of 2016, with a total of 924,902 tonnes.

Livestock production continued to be the bright spot of Philippine agriculture expanding 4.66 percent during the same period, and accounted for 17.18 percent of Philippine farm output. Hog production grew 5.47 percent.

The value of the Spanish meat exports has reached €1,262 miilion, an increase by 2.06% with respect to the same period in 2015.

For monthly export values, the highest increases were achieved for pork (from €318 million to €422 million in March 2016, an increase of 32.5%).

This initiative's goal is to support the restructuring and implementation of the Unified Alert System for the Agricultural and Livestock Health.

The Canadian pork exports to China have experienced a spectacular increase by more than 350% (72,384 tonnes vs. 16,079 tonnes).

The Ministry brought together the pig value chain to agree on tools that allow to promote the home consumption and the exports.

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture established new rules that will help increase the number of agribusiness authorized to export by 300%.

Last year, the Dutch pork exports reached a record figure of 944 million kg.

This change would remove some of the current restrictions on imports of ruminants, breeding swine and their products from Malta.