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The volume of imported pork for 2017 registered an increase of 10,65% compared to 2016.

Over £560 million worth of food and drink was bought by Chinese consumers last year, who showed a particular preference for UK salmon, whisky and pork.

2017 was a record-breaking year for U.S. red meat exports, with beef export value exceeding $7 billion for only the second time and pork exports easily surpassing the previous year’s volume record, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.

The pig sector ends a historic 2017 exceeding €5,000 million in exports.

The VAT on fish and pork offal and by-products for human consumption will be reduced from 27 percent to 5 percent beginning in January.

Despite the late-year slide, the FAO Food Price Index averaged 174.6 points in 2017, up 8.2 percent from 2016 and reaching the highest annual average since 2014.

China’s pork imports have been slowing down lately, but are expected to pick up again over the rest of the year, according to RaboResearch’s latest global Pork Quarterly.

Pig production record: more than 6 million pigs slaughtered.

As a result of eleven months of 2017, pork accounted for 35.1% of the total volume of industrial meat production.

The value of EU agri-food exports in November 2017, now at EUR 12.7 billion, increased impressively by almost EUR 1 billion compared to November 2016.

The Minister of Agriculture of Brazil, Mr Blairo Maggi, highlighted that the agriculture and livestock sector exports reached USD96,100 million in 2017: an increase by 13%.

The regulation brings significant improvements and changes to the novel food authorisation procedure.

This is the trimester with the best figures since official records of livestock production statistics began.