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Average global wheat export prices stabilized in April. Maize and barley prices increased while sorghum and rice prices declined.

While the FAO Meat Price Index was up from March, world pig meat prices fell marginally.

The project will provide additional income to farmers and improve the local pork supply.

The provincial government aims to improve the hog inventory in Iloilo with its sentinelling program in 15 municipalities covering 1,139 farmers.

At their annual conference in Munich, the VDF and BVWS attributed this situation mainly to high regulatory pressure, political uncertainty, and rising costs.

Pig feed production has fallen nearly 7% due to poor market conditions and the uncertainty caused by the nitrogen policy.

This data shows that Brazil, the third largest global exporter of pork, has great potential for market expansion.

The growth rate of pork was higher than that of beef and similar to that of poultry meat.

Consecutive decreases were observed in the first three months of the year.

FAO's market overview indicates that global pig meat production continued to grow in 2023 while trade fell sharply.

The EC has published the latest monthly trade report showing developments in imports and exports of EU agri-food products in January 2024. According to its main findings, the EU's agri-food trade exhibited positive growth.

MEPs gave a green light to the common agriculture policy (CAP) review to ease the administrative burden for EU farmers.

Germany and China have signed two joint statements on the lifting of trade restrictions arising from bovine spongiform encephalopathy and on the export of apples.

Compared to the first quarter of 2023, Chinese pork imports have decreased by 53%.