USA: Country-of-Origin Labels repealed for beef, pork
The omnibus bill repealed the country of origin labeling (COOL) requirements for muscle cuts of beef and pork.
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We are stepping on solid ground, or where to start the recovery from
In order to dream of better prices we must find a bottom from where to rebound. We are very probably there, although Spanish market is, right now, heavier than the German one.
The Regulation regarding the aid to private storage of pork has been published
The Official Journal of the EU has published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334, that opens private storage for pigmeat and fixes in advance the amount of aid.
EU: Real agricultural income per worker down
Real agricultural income per worker down by 4.3 % in the EU.
InterPIG Report 2014: Spain regains a position of economic leadership
In 2014 Spain submitted the lowest production cost (112 c€/kg) and the highest net selling price (121 c€/kg) compared to Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
USA: October meat exports show improvement, but still down year-over-year
Pork exports were down 3 percent year-over-year in volume to 177,191 metric tons.
Japan reopens its market to Brazilian thermally processed products
Japan announced the opening of its market to Brazilian thermally processed beef, pork, lamb and goat products.
Spain: increase by 7% in pig slaughterings
During the first 9 months of this year, 34,186,648 pigs have been slaughtered in the Spanish abattoirs.
Forecasts for the Brazilian pig sector
According to the data published by the ABPA, it is expected that pork production in Brazil reaches 3,643 million tonnes this year.
U.S. farm sector profitability weakens considerably in 2015 from recent 2013 peak
If realized, the 2015 forecast for net farm income would be the lowest since 2002 (in both real and nominal terms) and a drop of 55 percent from the recent high of $123.3 billion in 2013.
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NewsIreland: payments for the dairy and pig sectors
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. announced details of the direct aid package for the dairy and pig sectors of €27.4m.
US COOL: WTO authorized Canada and Mexico to impose retaliatory tariffs
Canada will be able to retaliate in the amount of C$1.054 billion, while Mexico will be able to retaliate in the amount of US$227.7 million, once final WTO authorization is obtained.
France: rejection of the tax on abattoirs
The members of parliament, that held a National Assembly Regular Meeting last Friday, rejected the creation of a tax on abattoirs.
Exchange Rates are front and center for 2016
When global supplies of pork are large, as they are now, the name of the game for major production areas is growing net exports.
EU agri-food exports still at record level
The value of EU agri-food exports has resumed the positive trend (+13%), as monthly exports in September exceeded imports by €2 billion.
France intends to impose a tax on slaughterhouses to help farmers in crisis
MPs voted the creation of a special tax for companies processing meat products exceeding €250 M in order to provide relief funds for farmers in crisis.