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The Belgian delegation informed the ministers about the organisation of a reflection day on “The pig meat sector towards 2020”, which will take place on 3 December 2010 in the Flemish Parliament in Brussels.
Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Livestock, Davinio Catbagan and Acting Executive Director of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Atty. Jane Bacayo sign a Memorandum of Agreement on the Meat Establishment Improvement Program along with mayors of recipient municipalities on October 18, 2010.
Following a request European Commission, the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on safety and efficacy of using recycled hot water as a decontamination technique for meat carcasses. The Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM Panel) was asked to assess the abiotic risks.
In the 2nd quarter of 2010, 136 593 tonnes of meat were produced and 585 478 thousand litres of milk were purchased; i.e. a decrease in both meat production (by 3.4 %) and milk collection (by 2.4 %) y-o-y. The production declined in all of main kinds of meat: in beef, pig meat, and poultry (by 1.4 %, 4.6 %, and 2.3 %, respectively).
Production response to increasing demand for pork in Vietnam has led to the emergence of more complex pork value chains that involve new and different types of actors. Recent developments in agri-food restructuring also bring modern retail outlets to prominence.
Recovering from a 12% drop in 2009, pork trade grows by 2.8% (122 tmt) annually in the next decade, reaching 5.52 mmt in 2019. Pork production increases in the next decade at a rate of 1.9% (1.85 mmt), reaching 115.46 mmt in 2019.
Officials from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed the representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA) of the approval of the entrance of fresh pork produced in Santa Catarina into the country, beginning November 30, 2010.
"During the first five months of 2010, the value of exports was more than 8% higher than a year earlier at almost €3bn. The rate of recovery has accelerated as the year has progressed with exports in May some 23% ahead of the same month in 2009. Generally, the export prospects for the major product categories for the remainder of 2010 are more positive as better market prices, an improved exchange rate and a more stable economic picture across key markets underpin trade”, according to Bord Bia Chief Executive, Aidan Cotter.
We have come a long way, since October 15 last year in order to place milk and meat products from farms directly on the market, said Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov.
U.S. meat exports to Chile increased over 500% January to July 2010, in comparison with the same period in 2009.
While the U.S. is far from being the main supplier of meat in Chile; mainly due to the distance and strong regional competitors in the area, such us Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, U.S. meat producers are slowly capturing market share.
The European Commission has today announced that it will propose a temporary suspension of animal cloning for food production in the EU. The Commission also plans to suspend temporarily the use of cloned farm animals and the marketing of food from clones. All temporary measures will be reviewed after five years. The establishment of a traceability system for imports of reproductive materials for clones, such as semen and embryos of clones is also envisaged. The system will allow farmers and industry to set up database with the animals that would emerge from these reproductive materials.
Canada´s pork sector continues to struggle, with production having shrunk to its lowest levels since 2000/01. This has largely resulted from an industry goal of cutting production by 18% by 2014, with the government paying farmers to cease raising hogs. Exports have particularly suffered in the wake of the rising Canadian dollar and recent restrictions on pork imports into the US. Consequently, many pig farmers have gone out of business.
Global pigmeat sector cannot regard 2009 as a successful year with prices plummeting in
parallel to the fall of feed costs after the hikes of 2007-08 and due to the strong drop in
global demand.
According to information published by Abiceps, so far this year, pork meat export sales have suffered an 8,15% decline in volume, going from 448.731 tons in the first nine months of 2009 to 412.168 tons in the same period of this year.