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The Ministers of Agriculture of Brazil and France, Mr. Antonio Andrade and Mr. Guillaume Garot, signed last December 12th 2013, an agreement Memorandum with regard to the cooperation in the field of agriculture.

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 188.1 points in December.

Sigma and Shuanghui informed that the transaction was for 247,602 shares at 6.90 euros per share.

The European pig meat exportations have remained stable during the first nine months of year 2013, with a slight growth by 0.3%.

The exports of Chilean pig meat increased by 4%, in terms of amount, in year 2013 with respect to the previous year.

In the first nine months of 2013, exports of weaners amounted to 7.4 million head, a similar figure to 2012.

Among the new components that will be implemented we find the Swine Programme Component (PROPOR).

The slaughterings of pigs have dropped by 1.7% (and by 1.1% regarding weight) with respect to the same period during the previous year.

The agreement reached also addressed the specific concerns of countries, particularly developing countries, in the area of agriculture and food security.

In future there could be a three-prong DAPP.