Food commodity prices fall for fifth year in a row in 2016
Prices of major food commodities declined for the fifth year in a row in 2016, averaging 161.6 points for the year as a whole, some 1.5 percent below their 2015 levels.
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Belgium: agreement against the volatility of prices in the pig sector
A group of pig producers and pork processors have signed an agreement with the aim of reducing the volatility of the prices.
Mexico, USA and Canada: mutual acknowledgement of the Meat Products Inspection Systems
The Frame of Reference for the Operational Relationship between the North American health agencies has the goal of strengthening the scientific and technical trilateral relationship.
Copa and Cogeca support recommendations to improve farmers weak position in food chain
Copa and Cogeca support recommendations by EU Agri Markets Task Force to improve farmers weak position in food chain and to ensure they get a fairer share of the price paid #fairfoodchain
USA: November pork exports set new record
Both pork and beef exports exceeded year-ago levels by more than 20 percent in both volume and value, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.
Increase in the number of pigs slaughtered in Russia
In the last 8 years the number of pigs slaughtered in Russia has grown by 5 million heads.
New roadmap for the French Interprofessional Pork Council (INAPORC)
The exit of the FICT and the decrease in pork consumption poses new challenges for INAPORC.
U.S. hogs and pigs inventory up
The last pig census confirms an increase of 4% in relation to the same period of the previous year.
Germany: decrease in the number of pigs has been stopped
The decrease in the number of pigs observed since November 2014 has been stopped for the time being.
Two Words for Facing the New Year: Buckle Up!
2017 is setting up to be a very surprising and interesting time in the global pork industry. Everywhere around the globe where pork production is at a comparative advantage, expansion is taking place. In the US, President-elect Trump brings a completely new model of leadership…
Apparent paradoxes, consequent facts. Christmas time
In 2016 the slaughterings will have been 16% higher that in 2014. Production has grown, and this growth has not been penalised yet.
Argentina: meat production increase expected in 2017
It is estimated that the supply in terms of each species will be as follows: 2,73 million tonnes of beef; 2,4 million tonnes of fowl; 750 thousand tonnes of pork; and 55 thousand tonnes of lamb.
France: state aid for the agri-food group Financière Turenne Lafayette
The French government will allot €70,000,000 in the framework of the Economic and Social Development Fund.
How is the EU doing in terms of agriculture, forestry and fisheries ?
Which Member States are the biggest producers of cereals, tomatoes or apples? And which produce the most meat from cattle, pigs or poultry?
United Kingdom: Pig herd up in June
Final crop areas, yields, livestock populations and agricultural workforce At June 2016 - United Kingdom.
Slowing down of the pork imports in China
The FranceAgriMer board specialised in “white meats” met last 29 November under the presidency of Mr. Jean-Michel Schaeffer to evaluate the conditions of the market for pork and fowl.