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The talks applied to the possibility of abolishing by Japan the ban on the import of Polish pork and poultry.

During the first three months of the year there was an increase of 2.8%, both in the number of pigs slaughtered and in the number of tonnes of pork produced.

Total pig numbers have seen an increase of 2.7% from 4.7 million to 4.9 million.

Philippe Bizien and Guillaume Roué, presidents of the cooperatives Aveltis and Prestor, officially announced the creation of the economic interest group "Eleveurs de Porcs en France" (Pig Producers in France) for the joint commercialisation of pigs.

Following a meeting between President Trump and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the two countries announced plans to enhance political, diplomatic, economic and trade relations.

Livestock and fowl production increased by 3.5%, especially due to the rise in pig and poultry production.

Working meeting between the Rosselkhoznadzor officials and Dr. Glorey Them, Chief Health Inspector (for import and export) of the Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Safety Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) took place during the 85th OIE General Session in Paris on May 25, 2017.

The EU and China agreed to formally publish a list of two hundred European and Chinese geographical indications -100 from each side- that will be considered for protection through a bilateral agreement to be concluded in 2017.

In particular they discussed an issue of harmonizing veterinary certificates for pork, beef, poultry meat and products thereof from Russia to Vietnam.

Organic pig producers, abattoirs and organisations related to animal welfare have signed a new agreement that will further improve the pigs’ welfare and their environmental impact. This agreement sets more requisites and regulations and will give place to an E-brand that will come into force in January 1st 2018.

The meeting meant the start of a work plan between the public and the private sectors to progress in the identification, prioritisation and the opening of the markets of interest for pork and pork processed products.

In 2016, the consumption per capita of fresh pork and pork processed products was 10.1 and 11.1 kg, respectively.

Humane slaughter is a requirement in the European Union, one of the main purchasers of Brazilian meat products.

According to the results of the last Survey on Environmental Conscience presented by the Federal Minister of the Environment in Berlin, when buying meat, the German citizens give more importance to the aspects related to animal welfare than to those related to the environment.

In 2016, and for the first time, China became the main destination market for the Chilean pork.

71,836 tonnes more of pork than in the same period in 2016 were exported.