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Meat sector representatives claim there is no viable market access for beef and pork.

Pork production and hog slaughter were up in the first half of 2023.

Throughout the first half of the year, swine production showed sustained growth.

Low numbers of slaughtered pigs on the EU market continue supporting high pig prices while EU demand stays high.

Despite the expected drop in EU cereal area and reduced yield growth, EU cereal production is due to be higher this year.

According to the estimate, this result is mainly due to the better performance of second-crop corn crops observed in the field last month.

In its latest report "Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade" on July 12, USDA updated its estimates for 2023, maintaining its production figure and estimating a better outlook for international trade taking into account the possible greater momentum of shipments from the United States and Brazil.

Without Russia's participation, the Black Sea Initiative ceases to function as of July 18.

Chinese imports of both pork and offal have increased in the first four months of this year.

The positive results of the first semester are due to the growth of shipments to almost all buyers.

Russian pork exports increased by 35-40% in the first 6 months of this year compared to the volumes in January-June 2022.

This corridor, which allows the export of cereals and fertilizers from Russia and the Ukraine, is of the utmost importance to maintain world food security.

In this new update, the projection for world soybean production was cut by more than 5 million tons compared to the June report, due to a lower planted area in the United States. Estimates for corn were slightly higher than in the previous report.

The agreement eliminates all tariffs on EU exports to New Zealand including pig meat.

The supply of live pigs is high while prices are low.