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The next step, according to the minister, is the process of negotiation of export requirements and an International Health Certificate (CSI).

The Index, which measures the monthly change in the international prices of a basket of food commodities, averaged 213 points, up 12 points from June.

This accession is particularly important for the EU, as the EU is Russia's first trading partner and Russia is the EU's third trading partner. For the first time both entities will be bound by multilateral rules and obligations for their mutual trade.

The agreement states that the certificates can be managed with the use of the Advanced Electronic Signature through the Mexican Foreign Trade Digital Window.

The rule requires packers to submit the price of each sale, quantity, and other characteristics (e.g., type of sale, item description, destination) that AMS will use to produce market reports that will be disseminated to the public.

The government of China will again purchase frozen pork to stabilize the market, as high hog production has led to falling prices, the country's price regulator revealed.

This was the first decline in the number of pigs slaughtered since 2005.

Between January and May 2012 exports of pork from the European Union amounted to a total of 1,285,605 tons.

The world needs to take a hard look at speculation on the financial markets and its potential impact on food price volatility.

Since the beginning of the year there has been a 4% decrease over the same period last year.

Belarus will step up measures to prevent the import of pork from Tver Oblast and Volgograd Oblast, Russia due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

Latest data from the German Federal Statistical Office show a one per cent decline in breeding pig numbers in the year to May 2012.

The assistance announced uses the Secretary of Agriculture's existing authority to help create and encourage flexibility within four USDA programs.

The total pork exports to China and Hong Kong in May were 22,032 metric tonnes or 102% higher than a year ago.

The drought is hitting a wide swath of the corn belt, including Iowa and Illinois, the two largest corn-producing states.

Depending on market response, the Government foresees the definition of the reference price of pork to be exceptional.