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EU pork market recovery during the first weeks of 2016 will reverse in the coming weeks, after the suspension of the European Commission’s Private Storage scheme on 21 January.

After a slight decrease in October 2015, EU agri-food exports in November 2015 picked up again and achieved a value of €10.9 billion.

It is necessary to suspend the submission of applications for the aid provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334 and reject certain applications made before the period of suspension.

Following a successful inspection last September by Ukrainian authorities, 15 additional Canadian beef and pork establishments are now eligible to export, bringing the current total to 27.

The situation of the pig sector in Uruguay is characterized by a decreasing importance of the national production and an increase of imports.

This agreement envisages the creation of a voluntary fund by pork marketing.

In spite of the economic incentive to pig farmers to use their own cereals, industrial pig feed production remained stable in 2015.

In the first nine months of 2015 the exports fell by 8%.

Ukraine has announced it will ban food products from Russia starting on January 10, a response to a similar ban by Moscow.

After 10 years of negotiations, Brazil has finally been authorised to export, for the first time, pork to Korea.

The Canadian pork industry estimates that gaining access to this new market could be worth $2 million in the first year.

ABPA data show that pork exports from Brazil (considering all products, including fresh and processed) increased by 9.7% in 2015.

The Task Force will consist of 12 experts, all of whom have considerable experience and expertise from different aspects of the food chain.

The requests during the first days amount 35,290 tonnes.

In 2015, 55% of the Chilean pork was exported, so the Chilean industry has become established as a leader in meat exports.

As of December 1, there were 68.3 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 1 percent from December 2014.