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The medium-term prospects for EU cereal markets are characterised by tight market conditions, low stock levels and prices remaining above long term averages.

Meat imports into Vietnam jumped 30% to 107,000 tonnes in 2011, reflecting that blue ear disease (PRRS) and cross border trade of live pigs during the year resulted in a sharp drop in the country's meat supplies.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recognized Brazilian sanitary inspectors as capable of approving slaughterhouses in southern Santa Catarina state to export raw pork meat to the U.S..

According to the date of the state committee of statistics, at the beginning of December 2011 the number of pigs (7,835,800) decreased in comparison with the same date in 2010.

The self-sufficiency ratio of the meat stood at 60.3 percent at the end of last year, down 20.6 percentage points from a year earlier.

The proposed changes will clarify the information requested from the foreign nations to allow for a more expeditious evaluation process.

China will import an estimated 1.4 million tons of pig meat in 2012, according to the latest Rabobank report, up from a projected 1.1 million tons in 2011.

Last year, Polish imports of Danish weaners increased from a few thousand to more than 800,000. Poland now accounts for nearly 10 percent of Danish weaner exports.

The investment of $294,500 under the CAAP will provide tools, coordination and funds to initiate small-scale projects for controlling and eradicating PRRS.

Local meat consumption has reached 3.3 million tons, with an anticipated increase of 7% compared to this year.

The U.S. pork industry is expected to ship 1.4 billion pounds of pork products to foreign destinations in the fourth quarter of this year, an increase of more than 22 percent over the same period in 2010.

Beef accounted for 51.4 percent of sales of Korean meat until November, followed by pork (34.8 percent) and chicken (13.8 percent).

The derogation granted to Italy to authorise the dispatch of pig meat from Sardinia to areas outside Sardinia, is suspended.

A new pilot program to conduct inspections in plants in-country will help facilitate trade between the U.S. and Canada and prevent delays at the border.

The Philippines may begin pork shipments to Malaysia by early next year if a triple A slaughterhouse facility in Cavite gets the approval from Malaysian regulators to export such products there, Agriculture officials said.

A weakening of the highs of 2011 in the price of grain is anticipated, but is unlikely to reach the levels of 2008/09