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According to published data Germany, Spain and France are the largest producers of pig meat in the EU27.

Germany is to review the use of antibiotics in farm animals and possibly introduce new rules restricting their use.

n 2010 a new apparatus method for testing of Trichinella in domestic swine was validated by the EU Reference Laboratory for parasites in accordance with those guidelines.

The representatives of the Ministry of Health, State Inspection of Ukraine on the protection of consumers, State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service and others are among the panel of experts.

According to data from the European Commission, pork exports during the first 8 months of 2011 have increased by 24% with respect to the same period in 2010.

Total pork production in 2012 is projected up by two percent to 1.28 million MT (or total slaughter of 16.6 million heads).

Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong said the ministry was working with countries in the European Union to locate pig farmers and slaughterhouses that export pork to Malaysia.

Exports of fresh and frozen pork registered a 7% increase in the first semester of 2011, with respect to the same period last year.

In January-August 2011, Belarus’ exports of food products were up by 25.8% from the same period last year to a total of $2591.8 million.

The State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine has lifted a ban on imports of pigs and pork from Lithuania.

Vietnam exports 6,000 pigs weighing around 135 tonnes daily to China via border gates in two Northern provinces of Lang Son and Quang Ninh, said the Animal Health Department.

Irish researchers have identified genetic traits in pigs that can be used to ensure the tastiest, healthiest pigmeat is delivered to consumers.

Pork has remained the most favored meat, with 34 kilograms per resident consumed last year.

Even though Finland produces pork in surplus and exports it to other countries, pork still featured prominently among imports due to its low price.

Russia should produce 2.02 MMT of pork in 2012, 2.4 percent higher than 2011, resulting from improved conditions for swine rearing.

On October 21, 2011, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) an announcement revoking the retaliatory import tariffs on 99 U.S. agricultural and industrial products, including pork.