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Poland took the opportunity to request the activation of private storage aid for pigmeat.

According to USDA'S Global Agriculture Information Network (GAIN), 2018 Poland swine inventories will decrease by one percent due to low farm-gate prices and growing feed costs.

Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao remained to be the regions with highest swine population.

The Government will invest up to $1.5 million in the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) to adopt a virus detection system to support animal health.

Output for this quarter was 2.55 percent higher compared with the 2017 level.

The House of Representatives passed the 2018 Farm Bill conference report, sending the bill to the president’s desk for his signature.

The European Commission welcomes approval in the European Parliament of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement.

The FAO Meat Price Index came in marginally lower, with only bovine meat prices rising during the month.

EU consumption of pork will decrease from 32.5 kg per capita in 2018 to 31.7 kg in 2030. This decline will be compensated by higher exports, with world import demand that will continue to grow at a rate of 0.7% per year during 2018-2030.

Russia is interested in supplying various agricultural products to Colombia. This includes poultry and pork products, as well as high-quality beef.

The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and President Xi Jinping of China, have just concluded what both have said was a “highly successful meeting” between themselves and their most senior representatives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Notable losses in export values over the last 12 months were raw hides and furskins, pork meat (- 374; -7%) and fruit.

On November 30, 2018, Canada, the United States and Mexico signed the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), on the margins of the G20 leaders’ summit in Buenos Aires.