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The net result is that UK clean pig slaughterings in 2012 are forecast to be up by around two per cent compared with 2011.

Canadian hog producers had 12.0 million hogs on their farms as of April 1, up 1.8% from the same date in 2011.

The total pigmeat production decreased by 9.2% y-o-y to 60 018 tonnes.

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture has just published its report called "The pork sector in figures: major economic indicators in 2011."

A promotional campaign launched by the Council of Agriculture (COA) to stimulate sales of locally produced pork kicked off last week.

In 2011 the number of pigs slaughtered in Brazil increased by 7.2%.

Incentives and subsidies will be given to encourage pork production, in order to have a total of 85 million tons of meat.

Throughout 2011 the rate of self-sufficiency in pork in Germany was 115%, which represents an increase of 5% compared with 2010.

As regards exports, 2011 was an exceptional year. For the first time in its history, the EU exported more than 3 billion t of pig meat.

The number of pig farms will halve over the next ten years, the pig population will shrink and increases in scale will continue. Affordable solutions with regard to manure disposal must be implemented before 2015.

According to the Rosstat, live-weight pork production increased 3.6% in 2011 over 2010.

The industry will be building stocks in response to cheap feeds and attractive pork prices.

Total Australian pig meat production is forecast to increase to 350 TMT in CY 2012, supported by a higher supply of slaughter stock and slightly increased carcass weights.

According to Agreste there were a total of 25,200,000 animals, down by 1% compared with 2010.

2012 hog production is forecast to increase 5 percent year-on-year.