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This newly proposed action would relieve CSF-specific restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products from Mexico.

Two Peruvian companies have already received the authorisation, as they fulfil the health and harmlessness safety margins demanded by the importing country.

Health authorities from both countries analysed the health protocols for exporting avocados from Jalisco, and Mexican bananas, pig by-products, horse meat and beef.

In the first semester of 2017, pig production fell by 4.7% with respect to the same period in 2016.

Hog producers reported 14.1 million hogs, up 2.1% from July 1, 2016, marking the fifth consecutive year-over-year increase.

Spain is the fourth pork supplier to Mexico, only beaten by the USA, Canada and Chile.

US pork will enter the Argentinian market for the first time since 1992.

The new model includes control practices already proven in the USA and the EU.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a final rule allowing USDA to take action as needed, including levying civil penalties, against violators of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) and the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations. USDA amends rules of Practice to Strengthen Enforcement of Livestock Mandatory Reporting and Country of Origin Labeling Programs

On 16 December 2016 the Commission launched a call for applications to select and designate an EU reference laboratory in the field of foodborne viruses.

On 6 July 2017, the European Union and Japan reached an agreement in principle on the main elements of an EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.

The exports where better in terms of value but worse in terms of quantity with respect to the first semester of 2016.

Pork production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year.