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France's worst drought on record is set to weigh heavily on its wheat harvest, French Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire said Tuesday, potentially further pushing up global wheat prices.

During the first quarter of 2011, total meat production declined by 0.9%, while the producer value went up by 1.9% when compared to the corresponding quarter last year.

Ukraine has banned imports of pigs and pork from Lithuania and the Central Federal District of Russia following an outbreak of classical swine fever and African swine fever there.

As it was earlier reported, inspections of 29 Brazilian plants carried out by the Rosselkhoznadzor specialists in April 2011 demonstrated that control provided by the Veterinary Services of Brazil over compliance with the Customs Union and the Russian Federation veterinary and sanitary norms and requirements was significantly relaxed.

According to the announcement of the Minister of Agrarian Policy Nikolay Prysyazhnyuk, Ukraine canceled quotas for export of all grains.

European wheat prices fell on Monday after Russia, traditionally one of the world’s top exporters of the commodity, announced plans to end a grain embargo on July 1.

Realized net farm income amounted to $4.5 billion in 2010, an increase of $1.4 billion (+46.1%) from 2009 as the decline in operating costs outpaced a slight decrease in receipts. The increase in 2010 followed a 16.6% drop in 2009.

If the EU's future Common Agricultural Policy is to enjoy the support of all EU taxpayers, it must be equipped to provide food security and environmental protection, create new jobs and provide renewable energy, argued the EP Agriculture Committee on Wednesday. This will mean keeping the EU agriculture budget unchanged so that farmers have a reasonable incentive to meet these new challenges.

Ukrainian exports of pork in 2011 shows a sharp rise. So, in I quarter of 2011 were exported 4.3 thousand tons of pork and almost the entire amount purchased Russia.

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.87 billion pounds in April, down 4 percent from the 4.01 billion pounds produced in April 2010.

Filipino livestock and hog raisers, and meat processors can now export ‘Pinoy’ livestock and pork products to the rest of the world, as the entire Philippines was recently certified free from the dreaded foot and mouth disease (FMD) without vaccination by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) or World Organization for Animal Health.

The New Zealand high court has stopped the importation of raw pork that pig farmers fear could infect animals in NZ with a disease that kills unborn and young pigs.

At its open meeting in Belfast, the Food Standards Agency Board discussed future charging for official controls on meat. Board confirmed its view that: it is not a function of the FSA to subsidise industry and if a continuing subsidy is to be provided it should come from elsewhere, providing the best possible protection for consumers from food risk should not be based on economic circumstances or the ability of an industry to pay.

The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) under the supervision of the Commerce Ministry has adjusted down the recommended prices for eggs by 10 satang per unit and for pork by 5 baht per kilo due to higher production.

According to the National Comprehensive Agricultural Development Office, the central government has allocated subsidy funds of 1.21 billion yuan in 2011 for 2,473 projects on industrialized operations under the comprehensive agricultural development program with emphasis on the projects on development of bases for protected farming of vegetables and other crops and those for livestock and poultry farming and aquaculture, and processing and preservation of agricultural products.

The European Council of Agriculture was briefed by France about the organization of a meeting of the G20 ministers of agriculture on 22 and 23 June in Paris on the price volatility for agricultural commodities.