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This is the first time that Romania is authorised after its accession because of the classical swine fever situation that has however largely improved in the last years.

Canadian realized net farm income was $4 billion, up $916 million or 29 per cent from the previous year. This increase followed a 19.6 per cent decline in 2009.

Up to 143,400 metric tons (MT) of pork and chicken entered the Philippine market since September 2011.

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov suggested Kazakhstan returning to the idea of a tripartite Black Sea grain pool, involving Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Under this agreement 73% of Chilean exports will enter Vietnam duty-free, while the rest of the products will begin to benefit under two tranches in year 3 and year 15.

South Korea reported a more than two- fold growth in pork imports as of early November this year compared to the same period last year.

Exports of pork from the EU show a cumulate between January and September of 2,373,957 tons, an increase of 22%.

The National Assembly ratified the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement on Tuesday.

The World Trade Organization ruled that the law requiring labeling the origin of meat imposed by the United States (COOL) is an obstacle to international trade.

Between October and January of this year, Brazil exported 107,500 tons of pork to Hong Kong.

This agreement results from the EEA Agreement which provides for regular reviews of conditions of trade in agricultural products in view of progressive liberalisation.

Depending on the severity of the case, the estimated cost of an initial case of lameness could range from £19 to above £266.

Russia’s accession to the WTO cleared a major hurdle when the WTO Working Party on its accession approved, ad referendum on 10 November 2011.

Russia will temporarily ban imports of live pigs from Germany over antibiotic levels in the animals, the head of the country's agriculture watchdog said Wednesday.

According to data from the European Commission, pork exports during the first 8 months of 2011 have increased by 24% with respect to the same period in 2010.

The Commission has launched a new webpage on Europa to provide regular information on the EU markets for cereals, oilseeds and rice.