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South Korea planned to extend zero tariffs on imported pork belly as part of efforts to curb the potential price hike in the livestock product.

FAO forecast that 2012 world wheat production will be the second highest on record at 690 million tonnes.

The Government, through the National Service for Quality and Animal Health (SENACSA) decided to lift the state of health emergency in the department of San Pedro.

More than one million people have signed an online petition to improve the welfare of animals transported to slaughter across Europe.

Vietnamese officials have seized 2.5 million tonnes of illegal agents used for stimulating growth and lean meat production in pigs and cattle.

Russia is considering renegotiating a higher tariff immediately upon joining the WTO in anticipation of increased imports in the second half of 2012.

Resistance to several antimicrobials was commonly detected in zoonotic bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter which are the main causes of reported food-borne infections in the EU.

The outbreak is located 30 km from the border with China.

January pork exports jumped 28 percent in volume and 43 percent in value.

The Deputy Head’s of VPSS forecast for 2012 was very negative, indicating a new wave of ASF expansion would hit the center of European Russia.

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.