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PRRS has spread to 123 communes in 13 provinces nationwide, ravaging 34,000 pigs and 21,700 of which had to be destroyed.

The measures proposed by the European Commission for resolving of the situation are not appropriate, that’s why the renewal of trade in live pigs is not possible now.

The value of pigs output increased by 19.5%.

The Chinese authorities approved five Belgian companies to export pork to China.

The Senate approved the bipartisan Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, S. 3240, also known as the Farm Bill, with a vote of 64-35.

President Obama announced today that the United States and the eight other countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement have extended an invitation to Canada and Mexico.

The pig population as of April 1, 2012 stood at 11.96 million pigs, slightly below the 12.35 million as of January 1.

In the last year, the number of heads of pigs has undergone a 12% reduction.

Swine producers in the south are on the verge of bankruptcy due largely to the decline in exports to countries like Russia and Argentina.

Priority sectors for cooperation may include: food security, international cooperation, environmental-friendly agriculture, organic farming, and food safety.

It averaged 204 points and was 9 points down from April. This was the lowest level since September 2011 and about 14 percent below its peak in February 2011.

2011 ended with a total of 443.155 million dollars in pork exports, which represented an increase of 26% in export value.

According to the latest study on the French pig sector by CGAAER, as of 2002 the sector has been sluggish.

Effective immediately, the Ukrainian market has been re-opened to Canadian live swine, and opened for the first time to Canadian swine genetics.

This is a first step in the WTO dispute settlement system.

Based on weekly data, April 30 pork stocks amounted to roughly 36% of April pork production.