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The highest increases in monthly export values were achieved for pork, with EUR 1.1 billion corresponding to an increase of 29% compared to export values one year ago.

The quantity of pork produced by commercial slaughtering (2.8 million tonnes) was down 0.3% (–8,500 tonnes) in the first half of 2016.

The overall figures present a 3.4 % decrease in original notifications compared to 2014 and a 5 % increase in follow-up notifications, resulting in an overall increase of 2 %.

China has beaten France as the first market in terms of volume, as it has reached 215,000 tonnes (+151%), and has become the second market in terms of invoicing (€343 million).

The Russian Federation filed a notice of appeal on 23 September in the case brought by the European Union “Russian Federation – Measures on the Importation of Live Pigs, Pork and Other Pig Products from the European Union”.

According to FAS-USDA report, during the past twelve months, carcass and piglet prices have gone from record lows during December 2015-April 2016 back to the five-year average.

During the first half of 2016, the European pork exports have reached 2,087,860 tonnes, and this entails an increase by 43.8%

Regarding pork, the production during this semester has increased by 7.17% with respect to the same period in 2015 (1,951,899 tonnes).

The sectors which have shown the greatest gains over the 12-month period are pigmeat (+ €986 million), wine (+ €511 million) and live animals (+ €502 million).

Major suppliers of pork meat to India are Belgium, Sri Lanka, Spain, Italy, and Netherland.

This eases the establishment of the compulsory labeling of origin for meat and milk as of January 1st 2017.

In the last 10 years, the total UE pork exports (except offal) to third countries have increased, going from 1,410,000 tonnes in 2006 to 2,108,000 tones in 2015.

Pork consumption reached 12.4 kilos per capita in the first quarter of the year, 17% more than the same period in 2015.

Last year's main destination for pork exports was South Korea, with 27% of total exports, followed by Japan (22%) and China in the third place. However...