Canada: hog exports up 17.8%
Canada exported 2.8 million hogs in the first half of 2015, up 17.8% from the same period in 2014.
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Crisis in the EU pig and dairy sectors
In the face of the extremely dificult situation endured by the farmers, they have mobilised, and several demonstrations are taking place in several European countries.
Belgium: the Food Chain Agreement proposes a direct aid for pig producers
The Belgian Food Chain Agreement proposes a €30 million direct aid for pig producers.
Lithuania: US will open its market to exports of beef, pork, sheep and goat meat
US will open its market to exports of beef, pork, sheep and goat meat and derived products from Lithuania.
Battle of attrition: exhausting conflict
The Spanish price can only fall, and it will inevitably drop week after week in September.
Italy: Germany is the second most important destination of Parma ham
With a total of 8.8 million packages, during 2014 the equivalent to 167,000 hams was exported to Germany.
Russia/Ukraine: food safety of marketed animal products under the conditions of ASF spread in Ukraine
The issues were related to food safety of marketed animal products under the conditions of ASF wide spread in Ukraine.
France: shutoff of the reference market and actions carried out
Unprecedentedly, the French pig reference market cancelled its sessions during the second week of August due to the non-attendance of 2 of the main French meat industries.
FAO Food Price Index hits lowest level in almost six years
Prices for major food commodities in July hit their lowest average monthly level since September 2009 as sharp drops in the prices of dairy products and vegetable oils more than offset some increases for those of sugar and cereals. Meat prices, meanwhile, remained stable.
EU and Vietnam reach agreement on free trade deal
This agreement will remove nearly all tariffs on goods traded between the two economies.
Ukrainian pork market
Pig farming in Ukraine is developing lively. The market deficit lowers the entry barriers that are almost absent.
Transatlantic and transpacific trade agreements
We can assure Pope Francis that neither of the two big regional trade agreements will result in “unfettered capitalism” but the one between the US and EU could result in the US having more than two kinds of cheese, (currently yellow and white)
Resisting
The heat has brought about a drop by more than 2 kg/carcass in July. This has not caused an increase in the price, as the Spanish price is the highest in Europe, and pork price is very low.
United States: access to China key factor in maintaining meat export growth
A significant percentage of U.S. pork production is ineligible to ship to China due to ractopamine use and other factors that conflict with China’s import requirements.
Spain: Agri-food exports continue to grow
Olive oil, wine, fresh pork, peaches, oranges and fresh strawberries are among the most exported products.