Spain: increase in meat exports during the first quarter of 2015
Exports of meat, offal and pork fats exceeded 382,000 tonnes, a record high, in the first quarter of 2015.
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Mexico: production and development potential in pig production
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Mr. Martínez y Martínez, held a business meeting with producers and entrepreneurs of the Pig Producers' Organisation of Mexico (OPORPA).
Brazil is negotiating with China to expand trade in meat
The Agriculture Minister, Katia Abreu, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Brazil, Li Jinzhang, with the aim of increasing the number of slaughterhouses eligible to export meat to China.
France: the farmers are still pressing the government
The French farmers, that have been protesting for several days due to the low prices of milk and meat, are still blocking roads.
Spain: Approval of the Food Quality Defense Bill
This regulation will give all operators in the food industry a uniform treatment, regardless of their territorial jurisdiction.
Spain regrets the attacks to Spanish lorries in France
Spain wishes to express its disapproval for the attacks that, according to the news available up to now, have been suffered by at least three Spanish lorries that transported pork.
Mexico: agreement in agrifood matters with France
Areas such as good agricultural practices, stockbreeding and agro-industry are collaboration items than will be reinforced with this updated agreement.
United Kingdom: government backs British farmers
Plans to boost productivity and grow food and farming exports by more than £7 billion were announced today by the Prime Minister, as he visited the Royal Welsh Show in Powys.
Brazil and Russia intensify trade in animal products
Notably, 82% of all imported pork by Russia during the first half of this year, came from Brazil.
France: the government announces the aid scheme for the livestock sector
The aid scheme has 24 items and 6 core ideas, among them the recovery of the prices, the restructuring of the debt and the support to exports and competitiveness.
Panama: implementation of the National Technical Commission on Swine
The COTENAPOR is a consulting and assessment body on politics, technical, health and food harmlessness aspects, and pork products and byproducts.
France: Mr. Hollande will guarantee better prices for the pig producers
"Retailers promised to raise the prices significantly to support the producers. We will make sure that this commitment is respected," guaranteed Mr. Hollande, the President of France.
Germany: Decrease in the number of Livestock Producers
4.4% of farmers quit animal husbandry last year.
Copa and Cogeca call for urgent action to offset severe impact of Russian crisis on EU pigmeat sector
Copa and Cogeca send letter to EU Commission calling for urgent action to offset severe impact of Russian crisis on EU pigmeat sector.
European Commission partially refers Danish Crown / Tican merger to Denmark's competition authority
After a preliminary investigation, the Commission found that the proposed transaction would threaten to significantly affect competition in certain markets in Denmark.
Rabobank: China’s shrinking hog herd to ignite global pork trade
China’s imports will expand in 2H and into 2016.