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The Russian authorities met with their Thai counterparts during the 85th General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) to talk about the possibility of exporting pork offal from Russia to Thailand.

Humane slaughter is a requirement in the European Union, one of the main purchasers of Brazilian meat products.

In 2016, and for the first time, China became the main destination market for the Chilean pork.

71,836 tonnes more of pork than in the same period in 2016 were exported.

During the first trimester of 2017, the pig slaughterings, as well as the slaughter weights, have dropped.

In the last 10 years, the number of pig farms has dropped by 13%.

EU agri-food exports reached a record value of almost €12.7 billion in March 2017, the highest monthly export value seen over the last five years.

France showed an increase in its production by 1% in 2016.

UK exports of fresh and frozen pork during March were 3% down on the year while imports rose by a massive 47% on the back of continuing tight domestic supplies.

The ICEX Spain Export and Investments has published a report drafted by the Economy and Commerce Office of the Embassy of Spain in Athens regarding the Cypriot meat market.

Goods such as coffee (65.3%), flowers (25.5%), bananas (25%), palm oil (36.1%) and frozen beef (357.3%), among others, helped to encourage exports in the third month of 2017.

The SENASICA is pursuing negotiations with the health authorities of Russia, Thailand and Vietnam, among other countries.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the creation of an undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a recognition of the ever-increasing importance of international trade to American agriculture.

For the first quarter, pork exports were up 17 percent in volume (627,647 mt) and 22 percent in value ($1.58 billion).

In the first quarter of 2017, the output of pork was 14.68 million tons, a year-on-year growth of 0.2 percent.