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Despite the improving output of the Philippine hog industry, the country will continue to experience a tight supply of pork meat at least until April 2010.

Domestic meat production decreased by 7.2 percent year-on-year to 556,066 tonnes in slaughter weight last year, with pork production falling most, the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) announced Friday.

The tests for the Ebola Reston virus are expected to arrive starting next month, a development that might allow the country to export pork for the first time, a senior Agriculture official said on Wednesday.

Norwegian and EU negotiators initialled agreed minutes concluding negotiations that have been ongoing for the last three years with a view to further liberalising bilateral trade in agricultural products.

Vietnam plans to restructure its livestock industry to ensure sufficient meat production for the growing populations and lift its competitiveness in the overseas market.

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has announced that it will make audits in the agriculture and livestock defense systems in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais.

The Government of Belarus has laid down the rules for allocating tariff quotas for pork import in 2010. The relevant resolution has been adopted by the Council of Ministers.

Despite very difficult economic conditions, Mexico will finish 2009 as the leading volume and value market for U.S. beef exports and the top volume destination for U.S. pork.

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed an act in which she announced the setting in motion of compensations to boost the pork production in the country that shall have also a reduction in the consumers' price.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday announced the allocation of $234.5 million to 70 U.S. trade organizations to help promote American food and agricultural products overseas.

The Russian Federation has agreed to allow Irish pork imports again 14 months after they were banned because of the dioxin crisis.

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin.

Mexico's agricultural agency, SAGARPA, will delay until March 15 the implementation of new inspection procedures for U.S. meat products entering Mexico in combo bins.

EU Member States just gave the green light for the Commission to pursue negotiations towards free trade agreements (FTAs) with individual countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, today published the report of the Inter-Agency Review Group, chaired by Dr Patrick Wall, Associate Professor of Public Health at UCD established to examine the dioxin contamination incident, which occurred at the end of 2008.