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Chinese total soybean imports hit another record at 78.35 million tons, absorbing 60 percent of total world exports.

The Government of Canada is investing $27 million to help producers find ways to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their farming operations.

The EU estimates that the sown area of all the cereals would reach levels slightly higher than those of the 2015/16 season, with a total of 57.8 million hectares.

The average person in the EU consumed 40.9kg of pig meat in 2015, the largest amount since 2011.

During the first two months of 2016, the Brazilian pork exports amounted 99,300 tonnes (bearing in mind all products, including fresh and processed): 77.5% more than in the same period in 2015.

The final rule on Animal Health, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal, was published in the Official Journal on 31 March 2016.

According to the IBGE's data, in 2015 the slaughterings of pigs rose by 5.7% in comparison with 2014.

Germany and Spain recorded increases in non-EU sales of 23% and 30% respectively during the year.

The French Ministry of Agriculture reported the entry into force, from April 2016,  of new regulations governing the use of critical antibiotics in Veterinary Medicine.

The document provides useful tools to a harmonised understanding on how the provision of manipulable material and avoidance of tail-docking can be practically achieved.

EU Ambassador Vygaudas Ušackas stressed a great interest of the European Union in resumption of agricultural product export to Russia, in particular of pork.

The European pork exports have started 2016 with a rise by 23.5% in comparison with January 2015.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2016 was 67.6 million head. This was up slightly from March 1, 2015, but down 1 percent from December 1, 2015.

According to AHDB Pork, January 2016 was another great month for UK pork exports. These increased by 17% to 16,900 tonnes year-on-year, driven by a doubling in shipments to China.

Pork production in 2015 also increased by 17,000 MT over the 2014 level.

Mandatory labelling would help maintain consumer confidence in food products by making the food supply chain more transparent.