Parliament calls for EU action to help farmers fight unfair trading practices
The aim should be to ensure fair and transparent trade relations among food producers, suppliers and distributors.
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Increase in the production of feeds for pigs in Italy
During 2015, the production of feeds in Italy reached 14.29 million tonnes, and this entails an increase by 1.4% with respect to 2014.
FAO meat price index rose
The FAO Meat Price Index rose 2 percent, spurred by brisk import demand from Asia for pigmeat from the European Union.
Brazil: 14 states acknowledged as CSF-free
Up to now only two states had the WOAH's certificate: Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.
FAO raises its global wheat and maize output forecasts
FAO raised its world cereal production forecast for 2016 to 2 543 million tonnes, just 0.7 percent below the record high of 2014.
Increase of the pig slaughterings in France
During April 2016, the pig slaughterings showed a high growth (+11% in terms of heads and +12% in terms of weight).
China Q1 pork, beef imports exceed 90%
Pork imports totalled 286,000 tonnes during the period, up 90.3% from a year earlier.
New trend in the number of pig farms in Spain
Although year after year the number of farms has decreased, we must highlight the new trend started in 2014 and that has gone on in 2015.
The Spanish market has turned on the turbo
All points towards the rise in prices keeping a good pace in the first forthnight of June.
Russian Agriculture Ministry drafts decree on food embargo until 2017 end
The Russian Agriculture Ministry prepares draft Government decree to extend food embargo until the end of 2017.
France: deficit in the pork trade
The French year-over-year exports rate of all the products dropped by 2.5%, reaching 732,000 tonnes in 2015.
China and the challenge of precision pork production
In the long term, Chinese producers will have to gain access to their own processors in order to break the information barrier which prevents precision investment in the production process.
E-Certification of pork products exported from Chili to Russia
Active joint activities of the Rosselkhoznadzor and Chilean Veterinary Services resulted in implementation of veterinary e-Certification of pork exported from Chili to Russia.
The main European abattoirs
Twenty groups slaughter more than 2 million pigs per year and represent 45% of the European production.
Ukraine is still a pork net-importer
Customs statistics data show that in January-April 1.08 thsd tons of fresh, cooled and frozen pork were brought out from Ukraine.
Philippine hog production grew
Livestock production continued to be the bright spot of Philippine agriculture expanding 4.66 percent during the same period, and accounted for 17.18 percent of Philippine farm output. Hog production grew 5.47 percent.