UE: Pork was the agri-food product that witnessed the highest increase in monthly export values
Pigmeat, one of the EU agri-food flagship products accounting for around 5% of the total agri-food value.
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Prices of the market basket in the EU
According to the last data published by the Eurostat regarding the prices of the market basket in the EU, the level of the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages in the most expensive EU member states doubled that seen in the cheapest ones.
World production of pigmeat in 2016 is forecast to decrease marginally
World production of pigmeat in 2016 is forecast to decrease marginally, by 0.7 percent to 116.4 million tonnes.
MEPs and ministers agree to beef up official food checks from farm to fork
Draft plans to tighten up official controls from farm to fork were informally agreed by food safety MEPs and the Dutch Presidency of the Council on Wednesday.
Belgian pork exports
With a total of 858,975 tonnes of pork, the Belgian exports have reached a new record in 2015, with an increase by 6.1% with respect to 2014.
Mexico: exports of pork products to Cuba allowed
The Institute of Veterinary Medicine (IMV) of Cuba acknowledged the Mexican Inspection Systems regarding the slaughtering of animals.
Brazil: record exports of pork and poultry in May
Shipments of fresh pork in May totalled 55,200 tonnes, an increase of 36% compared with the same month last year.
Spain: Pig slaughter increased by 3.82% during the first quarter of 2016
During the first quarter of 2016, Spanish abattoirs slaughtered a total of 12,625,781 pigs.
Commission clears acquisition of SPF-Danmark by Danish Crown
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of sole control over SPF-Danmark A/S by Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AmbA, both of Denmark.
Uruguay: Slight increase of pork consumption in 2015
Consumption of pork was higher than the previous year, reaching the figure of 16.9 kg per capita per year (+ 1.1%).
FAO meat price index rose
The FAO Meat Price Index rose 2 percent, spurred by brisk import demand from Asia for pigmeat from the European Union.
Peru wants to double pork consumption in 2021
Pork consumption per capita in Peru hardly reaches 5.5 kg.
Brazil: 14 states acknowledged as CSF-free
Up to now only two states had the WOAH's certificate: Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.
China Q1 pork, beef imports exceed 90%
Pork imports totalled 286,000 tonnes during the period, up 90.3% from a year earlier.
China forecasts stable pork production through 2020
According to AsianAgribiz, China will maintain stable pork production in the next five years, targeting an output of 57.6 million tonnes by 2020.
Russian Agriculture Ministry drafts decree on food embargo until 2017 end
The Russian Agriculture Ministry prepares draft Government decree to extend food embargo until the end of 2017.
