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Ireland: €1M package for pig sector
The Minister for Agriculture Food & the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. has announced the mechanism for the distribution of the €1m direct aid package for pig farmers in Ireland.
First call for proposals for the promotion of European agricultural products in 2016
The programme will receive €30 million, especially addressed to the dairy and pig sectors, that are facing difficulties.
FAO Food Price Index starts 2016 dropping to nearly 7-year low
The Meat Price Index moved 1.1 percent lower than its revised December value, with prices of all meat categories falling, except pigmeat, which was sustained by the opening of private storage aid in the EU.
The EU member countries requested financial aid for 90,025 t of pork whilst they remain in private storage
During the three weeks it has been operating, the EU member countries requested financial aid for a total of 90,025 tons of pork
Too many pigs
Spanish abattoirs are slaughtering at their maximum capacity, but nevertheless, several weeks will be needed (probably until late February) to reabsorb the accumulation of delayed pigs.
Several French cooperatives unite to jointly sell their pigs
Breton pig cooperatives Aveltis, Triskalia, Prestor, Porelia and Syproporcs announced Monday their intention to jointly market their pigs.
EC suspends the submission of applications for the private storage aid for pigmeat
It is necessary to suspend the submission of applications for the aid provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334 and reject certain applications made before the period of suspension.
Belgium approves measures to support the pig sector
This agreement envisages the creation of a voluntary fund by pork marketing.
French pig market marked by fragility in 2015
In the first nine months of 2015 the exports fell by 8%.
We are stepping on solid ground, or where to start the recovery from
In order to dream of better prices we must find a bottom from where to rebound. We are very probably there, although Spanish market is, right now, heavier than the German one.
The Regulation regarding the aid to private storage of pork has been published
The Official Journal of the EU has published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334, that opens private storage for pigmeat and fixes in advance the amount of aid.
U.S. farm sector profitability weakens considerably in 2015 from recent 2013 peak
If realized, the 2015 forecast for net farm income would be the lowest since 2002 (in both real and nominal terms) and a drop of 55 percent from the recent high of $123.3 billion in 2013.
France: rejection of the tax on abattoirs
The members of parliament, that held a National Assembly Regular Meeting last Friday, rejected the creation of a tax on abattoirs.
Exchange Rates are front and center for 2016
When global supplies of pork are large, as they are now, the name of the game for major production areas is growing net exports.
France intends to impose a tax on slaughterhouses to help farmers in crisis
MPs voted the creation of a special tax for companies processing meat products exceeding €250 M in order to provide relief funds for farmers in crisis.