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Pig meat production, on top of higher feed costs, would also be affected by the new animal welfare rules mandatory from January 2013, and would decline by -3.2% in 2013.

China's pork production in 2013 is forecast to rise about two percent to 52.65 MMT.

Mexican pork production forecast is 1.25 MMT CWE, approximately 2.5 percent higher than the 2012 Post estimate.

In Q2 2012 the total meat production amounted to 115 113 tonnes (-6.8%), of which 16 379 tonnes (-9.1%) were beef and veal, 59 849 tonnes (-11.1%) were pigmeat.

After a pork production slowdown in 2011, production in 2012 is expected to stabilize at 2011 levels.

This decision is of great importance as Jalisco, along with Sonora, are the main producers of pork in the country, with about 45 percent of national production.

Pork's share remains steady on an annual basis despite price falls over recent months.

During the first six months of this year, total meat production in Spain reached a total of 2,878,842 tons.

Output, prices and export values rose by 9%, 12% and 18% respectively.

Both sides pledged to further cooperation in livestock production with focus on pig-farming cooperation between enterprises and researchers from both sides to speed up the improvement of pig breeding system and uplift the pig-farming level in China.

Since the beginning of the year there has been a 4% decrease over the same period last year.

Latest data from the German Federal Statistical Office show a one per cent decline in breeding pig numbers in the year to May 2012.

Increased demand for meats will mostly stem from large economies in Asia, crude oil exporting countries and Latin America, where income gains are expected to be significant.

According to the Italian statistical institute (ISTAT) in the first quarter of this year, imports of live pigs have suffered a significant decline.