Canada gains market access for live breeding cattle and swine to Georgia
Canadian cattle and swine breeders can immediately begin exporting to this market. Georgian breeders also benefit by gaining access to Canada’s world-class animal genetics.
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Ireland: €1M package for pig sector
The Minister for Agriculture Food & the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. has announced the mechanism for the distribution of the €1m direct aid package for pig farmers in Ireland.
First call for proposals for the promotion of European agricultural products in 2016
The programme will receive €30 million, especially addressed to the dairy and pig sectors, that are facing difficulties.
FAO Food Price Index starts 2016 dropping to nearly 7-year low
The Meat Price Index moved 1.1 percent lower than its revised December value, with prices of all meat categories falling, except pigmeat, which was sustained by the opening of private storage aid in the EU.
Chinese pork imports continue to rise in 2015
Chinese pork imports rose 38% in 2015, compared with 2014, totalling 778,000 tonnes.
Positive balance of the Spanish pigmeat exports
Between January and September 2015, the pigmeat, offal, and fats exports (EU + third countries) exceeded 1.11 million tonnes, a record figure that implied a growth by 14.5%.
The EU member countries requested financial aid for 90,025 t of pork whilst they remain in private storage
During the three weeks it has been operating, the EU member countries requested financial aid for a total of 90,025 tons of pork
The Brazilian pork production grew by 5%
The Brazilian pork production rose by 4.95% in 2015 in comparison with 2014, with a total production of 3,643 million tonnes.
Normal seasonal price patterns could be in danger for US producers
The headwinds to a 30% rise in carcass prices expected into the summer include a relative abundance of pork and all other meats coupled with much lower retail prices emerging in the meat case, ...
Too many pigs
Spanish abattoirs are slaughtering at their maximum capacity, but nevertheless, several weeks will be needed (probably until late February) to reabsorb the accumulation of delayed pigs.
Several French cooperatives unite to jointly sell their pigs
Breton pig cooperatives Aveltis, Triskalia, Prestor, Porelia and Syproporcs announced Monday their intention to jointly market their pigs.
Rabobank: Global pork market to remain weak in Q1 2016
EU pork market recovery during the first weeks of 2016 will reverse in the coming weeks, after the suspension of the European Commission’s Private Storage scheme on 21 January.
Pig census decrease in Ukraine
By January 1, 2016 the pigs’ number in Ukraine decreased on 3,5% and has averaged out at 7,09 mln heads.
EU agri-food exports picking up again
After a slight decrease in October 2015, EU agri-food exports in November 2015 picked up again and achieved a value of €10.9 billion.
EC suspends the submission of applications for the private storage aid for pigmeat
It is necessary to suspend the submission of applications for the aid provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334 and reject certain applications made before the period of suspension.
Uruguay: increase in pork consumption and imports
The situation of the pig sector in Uruguay is characterized by a decreasing importance of the national production and an increase of imports.