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Frozen pork supplies were up 6 percent from the previous month and up 31 percent from last year.

The import of live pigs from Italy in the first half of 2012 was characterized by an overall decrease of 13.3% compared to 2011.

China's pork production in 2013 is forecast to rise about two percent to 52.65 MMT.

Leading the field is once again the pork and beef slaughterer Tönnies from Rheda-Wiedenbrück.

Pork exports to third countries increased by 2.6% over the same period last year, reaching 1,520,802 tons.

As fixing a MRL is considered as setting a threshold under which the use the product is considered as safe, the new standard fixed by the Codex can be considered de facto as an authorisation of using ractopamine below the fixed MRL in food producing animals.

Mexican pork production forecast is 1.25 MMT CWE, approximately 2.5 percent higher than the 2012 Post estimate.

In August, the increase in Brazilian exports of beef and pork roll was 14.9% and 9.3% respectively, compared with the same month last year. It is noteworthy that 97% of the increase was due to exports of these products to Russia.

In Q2 2012 the total meat production amounted to 115 113 tonnes (-6.8%), of which 16 379 tonnes (-9.1%) were beef and veal, 59 849 tonnes (-11.1%) were pigmeat.

After a pork production slowdown in 2011, production in 2012 is expected to stabilize at 2011 levels.

This decision is of great importance as Jalisco, along with Sonora, are the main producers of pork in the country, with about 45 percent of national production.

Pork's share remains steady on an annual basis despite price falls over recent months.

During the first six months of this year, total meat production in Spain reached a total of 2,878,842 tons.

Output, prices and export values rose by 9%, 12% and 18% respectively.

‘DNA certified’ Programme for pigmeat has begun, which will expose misleading labelling and provide an assurance for producers and consumers on the origin of pigmeat.