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The current fixed rate per-kilogram tariff will change to a varying percentages tariff system depending on the amount of meat products and cheeses to be imported.

Japan’s total 2013 domestic slaughter and national pork output are projected down by less than one percent to 16.4 million head.

The ASF situation worsened between June 19 and September 8.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that Japan is free of foot-and-mouth disease.

Significantly more pigs at slaughter were found to be infected with the so-called pig MRSA.

On Wednesday, October 3 took place in Brussels a conference on animal health and its cost: "Economics of Animal Health: a price worth paying?".

World cereal production in 2012 would be 2.6 percent down from the previous year’s record crop but close to the second largest in 2008.

The Scottish breeding herd is down 12 percent.

China has recently been importing over 0.4 million tonnes of pork per year, in a world market with trade of less than 7 million tonnes per year.

The grain-intensive pig and poultry sectors recorded particularly strong gains, increasing by 6 percent and 2 percent respectively.

In order to maintain the positive results, the Fødevarestyrelsen has decided to introduce a small reduction in the maximum level of antibiotics.

Rabobank predicts a further 2 percent decline in pork production in 2014.

Ireland has achieved Aujeszky's Disease-free status following the success of the National Aujeszky's Disease Control and Eradication Programme.

Researchers estimated that PRRS was costing the swine industry $66.7 million per year in the breeding-farrowing phase, $201.34 million per year in nursery pigs and $292.23 million per year in finishing pigs.

According to Copa-Cogeca final EU-27 cereals estimates for the 2012/13 marketing year, claiming EU production is expected to drop by 2.2%.

Pig meat production, on top of higher feed costs, would also be affected by the new animal welfare rules mandatory from January 2013, and would decline by -3.2% in 2013.