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According to preliminary calculations of the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food, Ukraine will import about 100,000 tons of pork in 2011, Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Volodymyr Ladyka has said.

The Ministry of Rural Development said Tuesday that the decision to ease the rules came after consultations with the EU and Germany.

According to a report published in the yearly register of the Office of Farming Policy (Opypa) carried out by Eduardo Errea and titled “Recent hog evolution and perspectives”, throughout 2010 the global supply of pork meat in Uruguay increased by 10%, reverting 2009’s trend and taking up a trend reminiscent of that of 2006 and 2007.

Throughout 2009 a total of 35.856 tons of pork products were imported, a value of 78 million dollars. The importation of fresh meats represented 75% of total products imported and equals 10% of national production (27.800 tons).

The ministry said the current tariff of 25 percent on pork used as a raw material for meat processed products will be lowered to zero percent starting this month. A total of 60,000 tons of pork will be subject to the tariff reduction.

During the past 11 months of last year the exportation of pork meat and pork products from the European Union (EU) increased by 13,9 percent in the period from January –November 2009, reaching 2.455.409 tons.

According to data published by the Brazilian Meat Producers and Exporters Association (ABIPECS), throughout 2010 the volume of pork exported was 11,04% less than in 2009, falling from 607,5 thousand tons in 2009 to 540,4 thousand tons last year.

Ministers were briefed by the Belgian delegation about the current situation of the pig meat market in the EU.

The problems in Germany are spreading to Holland, from where traditionally many pig producers transport their pigs to slaughterhouses in Germany.

During 2010 the average per capita consumption of meat in Chile reached 71,8 kilos, equaling an increase of 3,5 kilos (5%) more than in 2009.

Currently, 1478 establishments in Germany export their products to the Russian Federation. The Rosselkhoznadzor requested German Veterinary Service to provide information specifying establishments that have been exported their live animals, feed, pork and poultry meat as well as finished meat products containing pork produced in the territory of Germany since November 1, 2010, excluding products each batch of those was tested for dioxin by German Veterinary Service with negative results.

Hungarian Rural Development Minister Sandor Fazekas on Wednesday ordered the mandatory testing of all pork from Germany for dioxin contamination.

Commissioner Dalli gave a speech on 17 January 2011 in the EP plenary in Strasbourg. In the speech the Commissioner gives an overview of the contamination incident, highlighting the good co-operation between the Commission and the German authorities and providing an outlook on the measures which could be envisaged at EU level to further improve the EU feed and food safety system.

Analytical results of 45 pig meat samples from possibly contaminated blocked farms have also become available. 43 analytical results are compliant with EU legislation (i.e. below the EU maximum level of 1 pg WHO – PCDD/F – TEQ /g fat).

Results of laboratory testing on eggs, poultry and pork that had been imported from Germany and raised concerns over possible dioxin contamination are negative, said Zsolt Simon, the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister.