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In 2013, the total swine herd added up 13,487,588 heads; slightly lower than in year 2012 (13,759,913).

Other top exported product categories included wheat, non-specific food preparations, ice-cream, chocolate and confectionery, pig meat...

For the month of April, total U.S. pork exports (muscle cuts plus variety meat) rose 11 percent over year-ago levels in volume to 192,924 metric tons (mt).

Covernment announced an investment of over $1 million to the Canadian Swine Exporters Association to help boost international recognition of Canada's superior purebred swine genetics.

The latest pig census in Denmark indicated that production would remain stable in the coming months.

The exports of Spanish cured hams and shoulders grew by 11.9% in terms of volume during the first trimester of 2014.

Pork and pork products must be derived from lots of hogs that have negative test results for ractopamine.

As of July 1 the AMS report will included barrows and gilts falling in the 240-320 pound range.

Meat prices averaged 189.1 points in May, nearly unchanged from April.

Mexico exported 86,294 tonnes of pig meat in 2013.

Live pigs from these countries entering the EU will be tested for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea.

The hog-to-corn ratio rebounded to 5.29 after it fell to a five-year low of 4.6 in April. When the ratio is above 6, pig farmers can start thinking about profits.

Pig meat production has increased by 3.28% during the first trimester of this year with respect to the first trimester of 2013 (945,488 vs. 915,426 tonnes).

According to the USDA Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade repor, that Fiscal Year 2014 agricultural exports will reach $149.5 billion, an estimated $6.9 billion higher than previous estimates.

Rosselkhoznadzor imposes temporary restrictions on import of breeding and commercial pigs as well as not-heat-treated blood products used for manufacturing feeds for food-producing animals from May 30, 2014.

Commercial hog slaughter totaled 112.1 million head, 1 percent lower than 2012.