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The number of slaughtered pigs decreased by 1.3% to 653 858 heads; however, raised weight at slaughter (115.5 kg) caused a slight growth of pigmeat production by 0.6%.

The average cost of production in the EU was £1.56/kg deadweight, a six per cent increase in sterling terms compared to 2012.

To avoid the entrance of the disease in Chile from Peru (affected country), the SAG is implementing several measures.

The French pork exports and the prices resisted at the beginning of the year before falling abruptly in July and August.

25 tonnes of a specific pork cut were shipped from the harbour of Itapoá, in Santa Catarina.

Spanish cured ham and pork shoulder exports grew by 11.5% in the first nine months of the year.

Corn production is expected to reach 14.4 billion bushels this year, up 3 percent from 2013. Soybean production is forecast at 3.96 billion bushels this year, up 18 percent from 2013.

Pork production between January and August 2014 reached 348,000 tones. This represents a fall by 6.9% with respect to the same period in 2013.

The pig meat value rose by £143 million, to £1,282 million.

Ms. Isabel García Tejerina presented the Annual Directory “Food Production in Spain in 2014”, produced by MERCASA with the data of 2013.

The SAGARPA will set aside more than 7,261 million pesos for this activity in 2015.

Regarding the most exported products, pork products still lead the ranking, with sales exceeding €3,000 million.

The total census on 1st October stood at 12.8 million head, which represents an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

The data on the EU's pork exports during the first nine months of 2013 show a drop by 7.3% with respect to the same period in 2013.

The signing of the letter "Manager-supplier relations" swiftly improve trade relations between suppliers and distributors.