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According to the Italian statistical institute (ISTAT) in the first quarter of this year, imports of live pigs have suffered a significant decline.

Examination of that request has revealed that the conditions for authorising those grading methods are fulfilled.

Inventory of frozen pork is down about 18.8% from last year.

Despite a decline in pig population by 1.7% (-3.2% for sows), the EU pig meat production is expected to remain stable in 2012 and then to decline by 2% the following year.

Russia signed a protocol on accession to the world trade club on December 16, 2011 after 18 years of talks.

UK pork exports to end of April continue their steady upwards trend with a rise of 7.23%.

The volume will be similar to that which they exported over the same period in 2011.

Following vote at the Codex Alimentarius, the European Union reaffirms its position that an international standard for ractopamine is not justified.

The European Commission has approved 20 programmes to promote agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries.

Exports of some specific products have grown faster than the average, for example, exports of pork are up by almost 120%, which translates into new trade of almost € 200 million.

Later this summer, the Department will launch a new approach to its testing to protect the public from exposure to harmful levels of chemical residues in meat, poultry, and egg products.

The study found that the economic development associated with hog production and exporting pork contributes $9.28 billion to the Canadian economy.

WTO confirmed that the United States Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL) measure discriminates against Canadian livestock and is inconsistent with the WTO trade obligations of the United States.

As from 1 July 2012, the EU organic logo will be obligatory on all pre-packaged organic food products produced in EU Member States which meet the necessary standards.

The value of pigs output increased by 19.5%.

Imports of pork were down four per cent for January to March compared with the same period of 2011.