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

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

Per capita consumption of pork last year was 15.1 kg.

Prices of pig meat gained 3.4 percent.

Under this proposed rule, all exporters of U.S. pork and DDG would be required to report on a weekly basis.

Post revised upward the forecast for pork production in 2012 by nearly 3 percent.

United Kingdom pork exports increased 10 percent last year.

Russia, which is banning imports of live cattle from EU countries from March 20, may also ban imports of European pork.

Japanese quarantine officials will visit the Philippines to inspect and accredit meat processing plants for possible pork exports to Japan.

Fresh and chilled pork imports were 10 per cent higher than the previous year at 254,000 tonnes.

Ukraine introduced a temporary ban on import of dairy and meat products from Belarus, as well as the animals susceptible to African swine fever (ASF), products and raw materials from them.

Global exports of pork from the EU throughout 2011 were 18.8% higher than 2010, reaching 3,190,596 metric tons.

Per capita consumption of pork is 3kg in Beijing and Nanjing, and 4.27kg in Chengdu.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a Statement of Rights and Service for Producers, Consumers and Other Stakeholders and six guides to inspection.

EU production is expected to decline (-1%) due to poor profitability in past years and the need for investments.

National livestock production are made up of 47.2% poultry, 30.6% cattle and 20.1% pigs.