European Union: support for the promotion of agricultural products
€ 35 million EU support for the promotion of agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries.
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Paraguay: preparation of a Pig Production National Plan is expected
The Vice-Minister of Stockbreeding, Dr. Luis Antonio Goiburú Vera, declared than a Pig Production National Plan must be prepared in Paraguay.
Brazil has increased its pig meat exportations by more than 600% in the last 15 years
Brazil exported 81,565 tonnes of pig meat in 1998, whilst in 2012 it exported 581,477 tonnes - an increase by more than 600%.
The Russian block and some other things…
Europe is facing difficulties for selling its meat: Russia restricts its importations and in the Asian markets it must compete with pig meat from the American continent.
European Union: Commission publishes brief on financial implementation of rural development programmes
Rural development funds were split between three axes.
Vietnam's feed raw materials imports up 38%
Vietnam’s imports of animal feed and raw material for animal feed production are estimated to touch USD 2.73 billion in the first 10 months of this year.
U.S. hog farm numbers dropped by 70 percent over 1991-2009
U.S. hog farm numbers dropped by 70 percent over 1991-2009 while hog inventories remained stable.
Russia: negotiations between the Rosselkhoznadzor and NAFIQAD
A lot of attention was paid to a possibility to expand imports of Russian poultry and pork products to Vietnam.
Rabobank: global pork industry has experienced a positive Q3
The Rabobank five-nation hog price index continued its upward trend, resulting in a peak of 162% in August, just below the last peak of 165% in August 2008.
Russia: temporary restrictions on pork products from several Belarusian plants lifted
The Rosselkhoznadzor considered feasible to lift temporary restrictions imposed on pig and pork product movements from several pig farms and meat processing plants of the Minsk Oblast.
EU and Canada conclude negotiations on trade deal
Canada will acquire a quota volume equivalent to over 80 thousand tonnes of pork cuts.
Political policy, a source of price, cost and profit variability
Political decisions in the form of new laws, regulations, permitting requirements, etc. are extra-market forces which can cause market costs and revenues to swing significantly from the pathway set down by fundamental forces, like supply and demand.
UK/ Scotland: livestock numbers continued to decline
Pigs numbers saw a large fall, down 12 per cent.
United States: CME lean hogs alternative final settlement methodology
CME Group has informed the market of its inability to calculate the Lean Hog Index which is used to determine final settlement value of Lean Hog futures contracts due to the shutdown.
FAO calls on countries to adapt to food price volatility
Volatile prices here to stay - Ministers from 30 countries meet to discuss international food prices.
Spain: increase of the pig meat exports in 2012
During year 2012, Spain exported a total of 1,029,067 tonnes of pig meat, and this represents an increase by 5 % with respect to year 2011.