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Two buyers, SA Bernard and SA Charles (Jean Floc'h group) did not attend the meeting.

EU slaughterings continued to go up in the second quarter of 2015 compared to 2014 although at a slower pace, reaching +3.9% for the whole first half of the year, according to "Short-Term Outlook for European Union arable crops, dairy and meat markets in 2015 and 2016".

Spain's main competitors in the market for fresh and chilled meat are the US, Denmark, Canada, Mexico and Chile.

With unit prices around 10% lower than in January-June 2014, at just under €1.90 per kg, the value of the trade was 7% lower.

The TPP may make it harder for EU exporters to compete on this important market and could see its market share fall again.

Post forecasts 2016 pork production at 56.2 million tons. Better genetics, combined with expected lower feed prices and higher pork prices, will promote slaughter at heavier weights to maximize profitability.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will provide significant new market opportunities for U.S. exporters, promoting economic growth in 11 countries across the Asia-Pacific region.

Among the most exported products we have olive oil, wine, fresh pork, peaches, watermelons and melons.

This historic agreement links together countries that represent nearly 40 percent of global GDP.

According to Rabobank, the EU pork industry will see few opportunities for margin improvement in the coming years.

Furthermore, the Commission continues to monitor closely the pigmeat market and is ready to activate an enhanced Private Storage Aid scheme for pigmeat.

In light of the evolution in the disease situation in the third countries concerned, the protection measures should be prolonged until the end of October 2016.

The report mainly highlights the positive evolution of pork exports during the last ten years, increasing from 0.7 to 1.7 million tonnes.

APHIS is advising the public that the agency is adding European Union and EU Member State-defined regions of the EU to the APHIS list of regions affected with African swine fever (ASF).

Cooperl has decided to pay its live pigs supplier partners a provisional base price that has in mind the market situation.