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Minister Ritz defended the interests of Canadian pork and beef producers by reiterating Canada’s opposition to Russia’s ban on ractopamine.

Pig meat importations registered an increase by 47% during the first three months of 2013.

In 2012 Parma Ham exports recorded a growth of 10%. Parma Ham is the most sold Italian delicatessen product abroad.

The study is aimed at providing EU policymakers with an improved understanding of which of the options is most adequate for pig meat production when weighing the costs against the benefits.

Between January and April 2013 the Brazilian pig meat exports have decreased by 9%.

Last Monday night, in Mayenne and Côtes-d'Armor, refrigerated lorries were intercepted in order to control the origin of the transported meat.

Pig slaughtering in Denmark fell below the 5m mark during the first quarter of 2013.

3.5 million tons were assigned to swine feeding.

The Ukrainian veterinary service, because of suspected cases of African swine fever in Belarus, temporarily banned the importation of animals and their products to ascertain the circumstances.

In Q1 2013 the meat production amounted to 108 651 tonnes, i.e. by 2.8% less, year-on-year. Production of all main categories was lower, y-o-y: beef (−3.5%), pigmeat (−3.1%), and poultrymeat (−1.9%).

According to the kind of meat, beef, with 60 kg (61.1%); poultry, with 20 kg (20,4%); pork, with 14 kg (14.4%); and lamb, with 4 kg (4.1%) stand out.

Total Income from Farming is estimated to have fallen between 2011 and 2012 by 14 per cent (£737 million) in real terms after adjustment for the effect of inflation, to £4,704 million.

The importation of pork or pork products from these areas presents a low risk of introducing swine vesicular disease into the United States.

The exportations of pork products (cured ham, cured sausages, etc.) have grown by 12%, reaching 2,908 million euros.