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Major suppliers of pork meat to India are Belgium, Sri Lanka, Spain, Italy, and Netherland.

The sectors which have shown the greatest gains over the 12-month period are pigmeat (+ €986 million), wine (+ €511 million) and live animals (+ €502 million).

This eases the establishment of the compulsory labeling of origin for meat and milk as of January 1st 2017.

In the last 10 years, the total UE pork exports (except offal) to third countries have increased, going from 1,410,000 tonnes in 2006 to 2,108,000 tones in 2015.

Last year's main destination for pork exports was South Korea, with 27% of total exports, followed by Japan (22%) and China in the third place. However...

Pork consumption reached 12.4 kilos per capita in the first quarter of the year, 17% more than the same period in 2015.

When fully implemented, the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement will provide duty-free access to Ukraine for an unlimited quantity of beef and veal, duty-free access for 20,000 tonnes of frozen pork.

The start of the exports of pork to China marks a milestone in the Mexican pig industry.

Mexican authorities notified the MAGRAMA the animal health requirements for pork imports from Spain.

During 2015, Spain exported pork amounting €4,087.19 million, France being the main destination followed by Portugal, Italy and China.

Brazilian exports of pork (all products considered) amounted to 61,322 tonnes in June, 29.5% more than the same period last year. 

The ABPA foresees a decrease in the foretold growth for the Brazilian pig production. The current forecasts show a production of 3.64 million tonnes, the same volume as in 2015.  

Agri-food exports reached €129 billion in 2015, more than 7 % of all goods exported from the EU.

Pigmeat production will also grow after 2016, driven by China, where herd size is expected to stabilise after years of substantial reductions (a drop of 25 million pigs between 2012 and 2015).

An old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages, is the focus of new research at the University of Nevada, Reno. The technique is being used to reduce salmonella bacteria in meat products.

The aim of the Meat Market Observatory is to provide the EU beaf & veal and pigmeat sector with more transparency by means of disseminating market data and short-term analysis in a timely manner.