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This decision will allow QMS to continue its pivotal role in further promoting the profile of Scottish beef, lamb and pork at home and abroad and fund ground-breaking research projects.

Weak demand has kept prices of pork and chicken in the Philippines from rising too much in the first two weeks of December, which traditionally is a season of high prices in the country.

Farmers will get financial help to invest in energy-saving equipment and slash their energy bills by a total of £4 million, and 25,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, using interest-free loans from the Carbon Trust.

According to the Danish Agriculture and Food Council exports of piglets continue to increase and numbers are expected to reach 7.2 mill pigs before the turn of the year. This is an increase of 2 mio piglets or 38 %.

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the meat company Seara Alimentos Ltda. and associated companies by meat producer Marfrig Alimentos S.A., both of Brazil.

The first tender of the Hog Farm Transition Program (HFTP) was held Wednesday, November 4 and the results have been officially approved by the Program Administrator and an independent third party scrutinizer.

EU27 real agricultural income per worker has decreased by 12.2% in 2009, following a decrease by 2.5% in 2008, according to first estimates issued by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities . This decline results from a reduction in real agricultural income (-14.2%), together with a fall in agricultural labour input (-2.2%).

China's live hog production gradually restored in 2009, the price of live hog did not reduce greatly as expected.

During the first nine month of 2009 Japanese imports of pig meat have dropped considerably compared with the same period of 2008. This decrease in imports is due to a decrease in pig meat consumption and to a big increase in the national production of pig meat.

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of provisional results of the livestock survey, there were 26.6 million pigs in Germany on reference day (3 November 2009).

The GDP for Thailand’s livestock sector is forecast to grow 2.2-2.3% in 2010, according to a recent prediction by the Office of Agricultural Economics.

Pork exports achieved their second-best month of 2009, according to the latest statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Brazilian authorities have approved the use of a new genetically-modified soy seed which was developed jointly by BASF and Embrapa in the world's No. 2 soy exporter.

The changes will align National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) data with international trade data and will allow a more uniform analysis of the North American hog inventory.

The Government of Canada is investing in the future of agriculture by funding Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers' Program (COYFP). A federal investment of $120,000 - an increase of 20 per cent over the previous funding.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the opening of its new small plant help-desk, which will provide for operators of small and very small meat, poultry and processed egg products establishments seeking help with agency requirements with direct access to knowledgeable staff specialists.