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This bipartisan bill that will effectively repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken, while leaving intact the requirements for all other covered commodities.

It is estimated that in 2015, the foreign sales of processed pork will reach 114 tonnes.

The Commission publishes two reports on origin labelling. Both conclude that the benefits from new mandatory labelling requirements do not clearly outweigh the costs and that voluntary labelling rules seem to be the most suitable solution.

During the first trimester of 2015, a total of 6,175,886 pigs have been slaughtered. This entails an increase by 2.4%.

In 2014, the imports of fresh and frozen hams (including the ones imported with whole / half carcasses) increased by 8.5%.

Canada’s top exports in 2014 were wheat, canola seed, fish and seafood, pork, canola oil, pulses, soybeans and beef.

WTO has confirmed Canada and Mexico’s long-standing position that the United States’ mandatory COOL requirements for beef and pork are blatantly protectionist.

The production of the food and beverages sector has increased by 3.8% in 2014, and this translates into €93,238 million.

Croatia is a large pork importer, and in 2014, imports reached $236 million (79,447 MT), mainly from the EU.

The volume of pork, beef and poultry imported by China has surged to 6,000 tons.

The deadline for submitting applications for private storage aid for pigmeat under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/360 will be today, May 8, 2015.

China and Hong Kong, along with Southeast Asia, USA, UK and Japan top a list of twenty countries shortlisted by the Spanish Food and Drink Industry Federation (FIAB), based on their potential and strategic interest.

World production of pigmeat is anticipated to grow by 1.9 percent to 119.4 million tonnes in 2015.

Commercial hog slaughter totaled 106.9 million head, 5 percent lower than 2013.

MAFF had previously recognized the States of Sonora, Jalisco and Yucatan, among others, as disease-free.

EU Member States have yestarday backed a Commission move to close private storage aid for pigmeat, a measure that was opened on 9 March 2015.