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Total pork production in 2012 is projected up by two percent to 1.28 million MT (or total slaughter of 16.6 million heads).

Exports of fresh and frozen pork registered a 7% increase in the first semester of 2011, with respect to the same period last year.

The FAO Food price index dropped to an 11-month low in October, declining 4 percent, or nine points, to 216 points from September.

On Tuesday, October 25, representatives of the Brazilian and Ukrainian government signed two agricultural cooperation agreements.

In January-August 2011, Belarus’ exports of food products were up by 25.8% from the same period last year to a total of $2591.8 million.

VPSS forecasts that continued spread of ASF could result in an economic impact as high as RUR8 billion ($267 million) by year’s end.

To increase pig production capacity, the government of Sichuan province has deployed some CNY 383.55 million (USD 60.4 million) to the local pig industry.

According to the Prime-Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, in the current year grain exports will total nearly 24-25 mln tonnes.After that we will impose the certain limitations.

Vietnam exports 6,000 pigs weighing around 135 tonnes daily to China via border gates in two Northern provinces of Lang Son and Quang Ninh, said the Animal Health Department.

On October 21, 2011, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) an announcement revoking the retaliatory import tariffs on 99 U.S. agricultural and industrial products, including pork.

Russia and most of its CIS partners have signed an agreement committing to creating a free trade zone during Tuesday’s meeting of the Commonwealth in St. Petersburg.

August was another outstanding month for U.S. pork and beef exports, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports reached their highest monthly volume of the year at 186,068 metric tons, and the second-highest value total of all time at $531.2 million.

Old crop corn stocks in all positions on September 1, 2011 totaled 1.13 billion bushels, down 34 percent from September 1, 2010.

In September, just as with the annual cumulate, an increase has been noted in pork sent to Ukraine, Hong Kong, and Argentina.

FAO's quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation (CPFS) report published here forecast world cereal production will total 2 310 million tonnes this marketing season, 3 percent or 68 million tonnes higher than in 2010/11.

Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced legislation to give relief to livestock producers, dairymen and consumers. The bipartisan legislation will link the amount of corn ethanol required to fulfill the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to the actual U.S. corn supply.