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Puerto Rico has accepted the International Certificate of Health (ICH) model proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil.

From the total of 89,000 tonnes of pork that turned to private storage, last May 1st, 60,000 tonnes were released into the market.

The US pork industry is teaming up with Alibaba to pitch more of its products to online shoppers in China.

According to the information published by the Ministry of Agriculture of Spain in its foreign news gazette, the Central Americans are eating more and more pork.

During the first trimester of 2016, a total of 164,900 tonnes have been exported, 77.8% more than during the first three months of 2015.

The main challenge in global markets remains: balancing the supply glut in the US and the EU with Chinese import demand, according to the Rabobank Global Pork Quarterly Q2.

The study allows to establish that the Russian embargo has had a catastrophic effect on the prices, especially on those of pork (-23%) and milk (-32%).

According to USDA, pork global production is forecast down 1 percent to 109,3 million tons.

For the period from 1 January to 27 March 2016, the imports of pork to the Russian Federation amounted to 47,300 tons, which is 1.6 times more than in the corresponding period last year.

Pork exports to China more than doubled (from €432 million to €934 million) in 2015 which demonstrates the importance of pig meat in EU exports to China.

EFSA has now published recommendations for communicating during a crisis that can serve as a reference for the national food safety authorities of EU Member States.

Phil Hogan, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, will visit China and Japan accompanied by a business delegation of more than 60 European agri-food executives from 15 Member States representing key sectors in EU trade with the two countries.

While expecting a decrease in the European production during the second half of 2016, the prices could rise. Nevertheless, it is expected that the rise for the full year will be rather moderate.

The ICEX has published a report on the cured ham market drafted by the Economy and Trade Office of the Spanish Embassy in Singapore.

Mexico has agreed to take supplies of fresh pigmeat and processed hams from Spain. Commissioner expects the go-ahead for fresh pigmeat from France and that there are good prospects for Germany, Romania and Italy.

U.S pork exports are projected to rise over the next decade.