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Pig slaughter in the first nine months of 2024 was up 2.6% year-on-year.

Following the signing of the agreement, the union strike planned for December 4 and 5 has been called off.

So far this year, pork production has been close to 1.5 million tons.

The growth is driven by poultry and bovine demand. Pig meat output is expected to decline.

A total of 2.5 million hectares of soybeans have already been planted in the core region. Activity this week has been intense with 1.6 million planted in the last seven days.

China officially declared Peru free of foot and mouth disease, a sanitary status that opens up opportunities to export beef and pork.

European producers warn about the risks of the EU-Mercosur agreement, citing failures in food safety standards and the use of banned substances.

Compared to the October report, cuts were made to U.S. and EU corn harvests, and global soybean projections were lowered.

Approved by Chile's Congress, the Treaty must be ratified by all EU member countries for it to enter into force.

Spanish pork exports fall slightly in the first nine months of 2024, with notable increases in the Philippines and Japan.

An important step has been taken in expanding the export of Belgian pork products to China.

CCOO de Industria and UGT FICA announce a strike in December in view of the stalemate in the negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement for the meat industry.

China, which opened its market for Russian pork in February 2024 after a 15-year ban, ranked third with a volume of about 30,000 tons through September.

Between January and September of this year, Chinese imports of pork and offal have decreased by 21%.