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Pork production totaled 2.03 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.91 million head, up 2 percent from October 2010.

Pork production should be up 1 percent in 2011 and prices for hog feeders are forecast to increase 17 percent.

The Philippines may begin pork shipments to Malaysia by early next year if a triple A slaughterhouse facility in Cavite gets the approval from Malaysian regulators to export such products there, Agriculture officials said.

A new pilot program to conduct inspections in plants in-country will help facilitate trade between the U.S. and Canada and prevent delays at the border.

In 2011 there was a 4.9% increase in pig production compared to 2010.

This is the first time that Romania is authorised after its accession because of the classical swine fever situation that has however largely improved in the last years.

India is soon to introduce a law requiring livestock producers to strictly follow a withdrawal period in antibiotic use in feed in an attempt to make meat, milk and eggs free from antibiotic residue.

Up to 143,400 metric tons (MT) of pork and chicken entered the Philippine market since September 2011.

South Korea reported a more than two- fold growth in pork imports as of early November this year compared to the same period last year.

Under this agreement 73% of Chilean exports will enter Vietnam duty-free, while the rest of the products will begin to benefit under two tranches in year 3 and year 15.

The National Assembly ratified the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement on Tuesday.

Exports of pork from the EU show a cumulate between January and September of 2,373,957 tons, an increase of 22%.

Korea will soon begin reviewing existing veterinary drug MRLs and hopes to finish this process by the end of 2014.

The World Trade Organization ruled that the law requiring labeling the origin of meat imposed by the United States (COOL) is an obstacle to international trade.

Between October and January of this year, Brazil exported 107,500 tons of pork to Hong Kong.