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The Irish Farmers’ Association has today (Wed) announced a world first ‘DNA certified’ Programme for pigmeat that will expose misleading labelling and provide a guaranteed assurance for producers and consumers on the origin of pigmeat.

The UK producer price in the first three months of 2011 decreased which was in contrast to the EU average price which increased considerably following the dioxin crisis in January. Higher throughputs at abattoirs may have restricted price movements in the UK and the higher EU price resulted in an erosion of the premium the UK obtained over the EU average.

On April 20th, the Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, presented the plans and initiatives of the 2011 Executive Council on economic, social, and agricultural materials. In the 2011 federal budget, the Russian Government is planning on setting aside more than 150.000 Rubles (3.750 million Euros) for aiding agriculture.

The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Wagner Rossi, has signed a new regulation that defines the criteria of the Animal Transport Guide (ATG) in an electronic format. The new e-ATG has been adopted for live animals, ovules, and other reproduction materials throughout the country.

The European Food Safety Authority has published a guidance document for the risk assessment of engineered nanomaterial (ENM) applications in food and feed. The guidance is the work of the Authority’s Scientific Committee and is the first of its kind to give practical guidance for addressing potential risks arising from applications of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain.

The news came up in a meeting held by the Minister of Agriculture, José Antonio Galilea, on an official visit to China, and the Director of the Administration on the Supervision of Quality and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ), Zhi Shuping, with whom he discussed several issues related with authorization of sending new agricultural products from Chile, to China.

According to State Statistics Committee, in 2010 Ukraine produced 2922.5 thousand tons of all kinds of meat (live weight), it means 6.7% above 2009.

Defra is leading an international network research, funded by the EU, linking thousands of scientists across the world.

Mexico is found to be among the 10 main producers of feed, worldwide. This year production is estimated at29,4 million tons, the concentration of which is mainly poultry, followed by pork, milk, and beef.

In real terms, after adjusting for inflation, Total Income from Farming per Annual Work Unit (AWU) of entrepreneurial labour is estimated to have decreased by 3.4% to £23,953 in 2010. This decline results from a reduction in Total Income from Farming (-4.3%) in real terms to £4.38 billion and a fall in the number of annual work units of entrepreneurial labour (-1.0%).

South Korea has once again expanded its tariff rate quota for pigmeat imports as it looks to curb food price inflation following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and avian flu.

Throughout 2010 France has been confirmed as the third largest pork exporter in the EU, after Germany and Denmark. With a total volume of 730.000 tons, the French exportations have increased by 1,7%. Other EU countries continue to be the main destination with a volume of 561.000 tons (- 2,7%) while exportation to third party countries, although fewer (170.000 tons), showed an important rise (+20%).

According to the latest data on the swine census published by the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, during the first trimester of this year there has been a 2.3% decrease in the number of animals compared to last year. As on April 1st, 2011, the census was at 11,932.000 animals while at the same time last year the census was at 12,208,000 animals.

World agricultural trade reached an all-time high in 2010 - at least 12% above the previous record set in 2008 - according to a new MAP (Monitoring Agri-trade Policy) report published by the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture & Rural Development.

The decree of the Government of Ukraine on cancellation of the quotas for maize exports entered into force.

A Council for Agricultural Science and Technology study on North American air quality has been released, focusing on the topic as it relates to the areas of swine, poultry, dairy and beef farming.