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Germany - Top 5 slaughter companies make almost 90 percent of all sow slaughters

A market share of almost 90 percent of all slaughters is being carried out by no more than just the Top 5 sow slaughterers. Here you can see that the sows-for-slaughter market is by far more concentrated than is the pigs-for-slaughter market.

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Mexico - China will carry out new inspections with the objective of importing pork

Senasica announced that the Chinese health authorities will carry out inspections at 8 TIF establishments in the states of Nuevo León, Chihuahua and Yucatán, from June 19 until July 2.

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European Union - European exporters to benefit from Free Trade Agreement between EU and South Korea from 1 July

The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the EU's first trade deal with an Asian country, will apply as of 1 July 2011. It is unprecedented in terms of the scope and speed of tariff liberalisation and breaks new ground in tackling significant non-tariff barriers across all sectors.

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USA - Pig meat stockpiles grow as prices rise

Wholesale pork prices are at their highest since 1997. Pork bellies and ham stockpiles are also up from 2010. Pork belly stockpiles are up 28% from 2010 numbers.

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Germany – Downward trend in pork exportations

The average amount of pork exported by Germany during the first four months of this year has decreased compared with the same period last year.

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ACMC: Third World pig prices higher than UK?s

Poor ‘Third World’ countries are prepared to pay more for their pork than British retailers. In Cambodia – where Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd, is doing business – the farm-gate price paid for pigs is currently equivalent to £2.47 per kg deadweight. This compares with the UK price of just £1.51 per kg.

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Brazil will resume exporting pork to South Africa

On June 29 the South African Minister of Agriculture announced the opening of their markets to the importation of pork from Brazil, which had been suspended after the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease in Brazil in 2005.

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United Kingdom - China opens to British pork

The Chinese market is finally opening to British pork after years of negotiations. Half a dozen UK plants have been approved following inspections and export health certificates have been agreed.

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European Union – Increase in the exportation of pork

The latest data from the Single Market Management Committee of the European Commission shows a 28,5% increase in the exportation of pork between the months of January and April of 2011, reaching 974.302 tons.

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United Kingdom – Increase in first quarter of 2011 pork exports

In the first quarter of 2011 exports of fresh and frozen pork totalled 34,000 tonnes, up seven per cent year on year. This was helped by a narrowing of the price difference between UK prices and those on the continent.

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Thailand - Ban on border exports of pigs to hold down retail price

The Internal Trade Department expects pork prices to drop soon after it suspends swine exports across the borders to neighbouring countries next week.

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European Union - Statistics on the food chain: From farm to fork

An Eurostat overview shows that there were just over 48 million people employed within the EU27’s food chain in 2008, equivalent to more than a fifth of total employment.

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G20 agrees measures to tackle high global food prices

Agriculture ministers from the G20 group of nations have agreed a series of measures they hope will reduce food price volatility and boost supplies. In a communique following a two day meeting in Paris ministers said they would adopt a new collective rapid response system to help calm any spikes in prices.

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G20 - Agriculture Ministers meet to discuss food security

G20 Agriculture Ministers are meeting in Paris today to discuss measures to address the problem of high food prices and market volatility.

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Cherkizovo Group launches production at the meat processing plant in the Kaliningrad region

OJSC Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, is pleased to announce the launch of operations at the meat processing plant in the Kaliningrad region acquired in 2010.

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Chile – Increase in agroforestry GDP

The agroforestry sector grew by 15,8% alter falling by 0,4%in the fourth trimester of 2010. As far as subsectors are concerned, the GDP contributions are, on average, 20% agriculture (crops); 40%, fruit growing; 40% livestock and 20% forestry.