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The USDA's Branded Products Promotion Program has had success in helping small companies gain entry and establish branded products in international markets. The U.S. Meat Export Federation administers the red meat portion of the program.

Analyst from Robo Bank believed that China will become the largest corn importer within 5 years, representing an import amount of 25 million tons, while the number this year was only 1.3 million tons.

An independent advisory group on reducing the risk and cost of animal disease and improving the welfare of kept animals today published its recommendations to Ministers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it will conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the rule on livestock and poultry production and marketing proposed by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.

Grain futures in Chicago fell after the government unexpectedly raised its estimate for 2011 U.S. corn supplies amid higher imports and record production in Canada.

According to the German Farmers Association, the German meat industry with its 84.300 employees has increased its revenue by 2% to € 33.5 bn in 2009 of which € 7.3 bn or 22 % were achieved through exports.

The Rosselkhoznadzor imposed temporary restrictions on import of live pigs, boar semen, pork and raw porcine meat products as well as non-heat-treated porcine products from the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques from December 7, 2010 due to occurrence of Aujeszky’s disease in this department.

Canada’s Economic Action Plan is delivering real results for hog farmers and meat processors in Saskatchewan. Member of Parliament Ray Boughen (Palliser) announced an investment of more than $1.7 million to Donald’s Fine Foods for the refurbishing of its facility in Moose Jaw.

According to the recommendations of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code the Rosselkhoznadzor is imposing temporary restrictions on the import of live pigs and pork from the Vojvodina region, Serbia from December 2, 2010.

The European Commission has recently authorised a Slovenian scheme with a budget of approximately € 3.8 million which aims at supporting farmers in Slovenia who encounter difficulties as a result of the current economic crisis.

The Ministry of Agriculture’s branch target program “Livestock Primary Processing Development for 2010 – 2012” is a comprehensive program focused on the development of livestock primary processing. The program’s goals entail achieving import substitution, development of infrastructure and logistical support, and extended product storage life.