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During the first 8 months of 2016, the shipments of Dutch pork to China have trebled, reaching almost 200,000 tonnes.

Abundant supply and looming slaughter capacity constraints in the US are pressuring global pork prices, a situation exacerbated by slowing Chinese imports, according to the Rabobank Global Pork Quarterly Q4 2016 report.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2016 was 70.9 million head. This was up 2 percent from September 1, 2015, and up 4 percent from June 1, 2016.

Both the EU and the United States will be faced with slightly lower shipments to China in 2017.

New EU rules introducing a system of electronic certification for imported organic products have been published by the European Commission and will be applied in 6 months.

The Brazilian pig population, with 40.3 million heads in 2015, grew by 6.3% in comparison with 2014.

Agriculture and business representatives were generally supportive of the agreement, underlining that new market access would foster growth and competitiveness and boost employment.

Vietnamese technicians will visit Brazil to inspect its abattoirs, although the date is yet to be established.

Tariff or quota limits on the volume of pork traded between EU and UK could mean sharp price movements, affecting demand.

The Ministers of Agriculture of Colombia and Peru announced that the health reequirements for the exportation have become effective.

Canada has recognized Mexico as free of CSF, thus opening a new destination for exports of Mexican pork meat.

Pork exports were up 16 percent from a year ago to 186,689 mt, the largest volume ever posted in August.

According to the ABPA's data, the Brazilian pork exports increased by 30.7% in August 2016 with respect to August 2015.

Contrary to 2015, EU pigmeat prices in 2016 seem to follow again their seasonal price increase during summer.

EU pigmeat exports are expected to reach a record level at 2.7 million tonnes (+24% on annual basis) thanks to the boost in exports to China.

According to FAS-USDA, pork production in India is estimated at 464 thousand metric tons in FY 2014-15 (April - March).