Italy:Commission prohibits the export of pork from Sardinia to the Member States
The derogation granted to Italy to authorise the dispatch of pig meat from Sardinia to areas outside Sardinia, is suspended.
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Korea: beef overtakes pork
Beef accounted for 51.4 percent of sales of Korean meat until November, followed by pork (34.8 percent) and chicken (13.8 percent).
Philippines: pork shipments to Malaysia could start early
The Philippines may begin pork shipments to Malaysia by early next year if a triple A slaughterhouse facility in Cavite gets the approval from Malaysian regulators to export such products there, Agriculture officials said.
USA: American Meat Institute says pilot program to conduct inspections at plants instead of border will facilitate U.S. -Canada trade
A new pilot program to conduct inspections in plants in-country will help facilitate trade between the U.S. and Canada and prevent delays at the border.
The Rabobank expects declines in grain prices for 2012
A weakening of the highs of 2011 in the price of grain is anticipated, but is unlikely to reach the levels of 2008/09
Romania authorized for trade in pig meat to other Member States
This is the first time that Romania is authorised after its accession because of the classical swine fever situation that has however largely improved in the last years.
Statistics Canada has released updated farm income numbers for 2010
Canadian realized net farm income was $4 billion, up $916 million or 29 per cent from the previous year. This increase followed a 19.6 per cent decline in 2009.
Philippines: imported pork, chicken starts surging ahead of Dec. holidays
Up to 143,400 metric tons (MT) of pork and chicken entered the Philippine market since September 2011.
Ukrainian Prime Minister supports idea of creating grain pool with Russia, Kazakhstan
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov suggested Kazakhstan returning to the idea of a tripartite Black Sea grain pool, involving Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia.
TOPIGS imports top genetics into China
TOPIGS has successfully imported 1003 top breeding pigs to China. These animals originate from TOPIGS nucleus farms in Canada. The great grandparent pigs are the top of the TOPIGS breeding pyramid and have the highest SPF health status.
S. Korea's imports of pork more than double in 2011
South Korea reported a more than two- fold growth in pork imports as of early November this year compared to the same period last year.
Chile and Vietnam signed a Free Trade Agreement
Under this agreement 73% of Chilean exports will enter Vietnam duty-free, while the rest of the products will begin to benefit under two tranches in year 3 and year 15.
South Korea ratifies FTA with United States
The National Assembly ratified the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement on Tuesday.
Europe: an increase in pork exports during the first nine months
Exports of pork from the EU show a cumulate between January and September of 2,373,957 tons, an increase of 22%.
Favorable ruling from the WTO for Mexico and Canada on United States labeling regulations
The World Trade Organization ruled that the law requiring labeling the origin of meat imposed by the United States (COOL) is an obstacle to international trade.
Brazil expects Hong Kong to become main destination for pork exports
Between October and January of this year, Brazil exported 107,500 tons of pork to Hong Kong.