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Per capita consumption of pork last year was 15.1 kg.

According to Agreste there were a total of 25,200,000 animals, down by 1% compared with 2010.

Prices of pig meat gained 3.4 percent.

The Memorandums identified areas of cooperation in animal health between China and Laos and Vietnam.

2012 hog production is forecast to increase 5 percent year-on-year.

Under this proposed rule, all exporters of U.S. pork and DDG would be required to report on a weekly basis.

Increased funding under the Manure Management Financial Assistance Program will help pig producers access more funding to help with the cost of installing manure-management and treatment systems.

The quantity of pigs in agricultural enterprises and farms grew 5.2%.

There will now be a useful tool to help the pig industry demonstrate its high standards and professionalism to assurance bodies, government and the public.

Post revised upward the forecast for pork production in 2012 by nearly 3 percent.

China will implement an intensive four-month campaign beginning March to improve standards at pig processing plants.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their annual report on zoonoses and food-borne outbreaks in the European Union for 2010.

The total number of pigs in the UK decreased by 1.3% since December 2010 to just over 4.3 million.

The panel concludes that the use of any of the 16 compounds included in CG 25 at the maximum proposed use level in animal feed would not raise safety concerns for consumers of animal products.

United Kingdom pork exports increased 10 percent last year.

During the routine active FMD surveillance, NSP antibodies were detected on three pig farms.