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South Korea and the U.S. announced Tuesday that their free-trade agreement will take effect on March 15.

It was agreed about the supplies of pork and poultry meat.

Hog inventories were reported at 12.0 million head, up 1.1% from 11.9 million on January 1, 2011 and higher by 1.6% from the same date in 2010.

China’s potential to affect the world pork market derives from the size and volatility of its domestic pork market.

Pork production increased by 2.0% compared to last year.

Pig meat production decreased by 4.7% to 262 944 tonnes in 2011.

Pork production could expand by 7.3%, to 750,000 tonnes.

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 179 points, half a percent (1 point) above its December value. Prices of the various meat types followed mixed directions, with pig meat up 2.8 percent.

Pork exports totaled 2.255 million metric tons, breaking the previous volume record of 2.052 million metric tons established in 2008.

A zero-duty tariff-rate quota for 70,000 MT of fresh and frozen pork bellies and pork for processing is opened from January 1- March 31.

The abattoirs will likely be built in Bulacan Province, north of Manila and in Batangas Province, south of Manila.

If no new FMD cases are reported in the next two weeks, the bureau will lift the ban.

Throughout 2011 the consumption of meat in France was down 2.5% from the previous year.

The increase is due in particular to the rise in the consumption of pork, which has grown to reach 460,000 tons.

Last year, United Kingdom pig slaughterings were their highest since 2002, at 9.8m head — up six percent on the previous year.

2012 Italian pork meat production is expected to stagnate at 1.6 MMT following the trend in slaughtering.