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Animal welfare rules must be enforced and offenders must be punished, say agriculture MEPs in a resolution adopted on Tuesday.

At meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, ministers adopted conclusions on the protection and welfare of animals.

The total production estimate is now set at 151 mio. t, i.e. 0.3% below the figure for 2010.

The pig population as of April 1, 2012 stood at 11.96 million pigs, slightly below the 12.35 million as of January 1.

In case of pigs and poultry, at least 20 % of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself.

Taiwan will separate the permits for importing beef and pork if it decides to open its doors to ractopamine-fed meat from the United States.

The aim of the improved food inspection model is a more effective and efficient food inspection system with clearly defined responsibilities for industry and government.

Minister McEntee emphasised that this new group is "a forum for meaningful discussion on issues that substantially impact the Organic Sector.

In December 2011, the pig population amounted to 46,287 heads, down by 34.4 per cent, or 24,296 over 2010.

In the last year, the number of heads of pigs has undergone a 12% reduction.

GHG emissions from the agricultural sector contributed nearly 10 per cent of total emissions in the EU-27 in 2010.

Nine MEPs handed over a petition to John Dalli (8hours.eu) signed by 1.1 million people.

Priority sectors for cooperation may include: food security, international cooperation, environmental-friendly agriculture, organic farming, and food safety.

In 2011 the industry bucked this downward trend with Australian pork production increasing 1.7 per cent.

A simplified "Product of Canada and the USA" labeling system should apply to beef and pork as well as livestock raised, processed, and traded between Canada and the United States, recommends a new study.

It averaged 204 points and was 9 points down from April. This was the lowest level since September 2011 and about 14 percent below its peak in February 2011.