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The number of pigs varied between 3 million and 5.3 million in the past ten years.

Pork exports were 30 percent higher than a year ago in volume and up 22 percent in value.

The Cereals/Farmers Modernization Fund is a voluntary act so the cereals producers and the farmers are able to generate synergies.

If Japan decides to accept pork from Jalisco, it could help the Latin American country capitalize further on Japan's preferential pork import tariff quota.

The task team and federal-provincial-territorial deliberations, government and industry officials have agreed on immediate actions to help the hog sector deal with short term financial pressures.

All the countries that participate in Interpig, except USA, suffered losses in 2011.

Imports are expected to rise 1 percent to a record 6.8 million tons with greater demand from countries where growth in domestic production cannot keep pace with rising demand.

The Transatlantic Animal Welfare Council (TAWC) welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of its report on Trade and Economic Relations with the United States.

The Danish pig industry has pledged to cut exports of piglets in a bid to boost Denmark's economic growth and increase pig production in the country.

MEPs called for talks on a possible trade deal with the US to start early next year, in a resolution adopted on Tuesday.

China's banking regulator announced that its regulations on farmer loans will come into force on Jan. 1 next year.

To control the domestic pig herd growth, MIFAFF is expected to slaughter 80,000 head of low producing sows.

Rabobank expects global hog prices to remain under pressure in the first part of Q4 followed by a price recovery towards the end of the year and into 2013.