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During January-July 2010, the production of all types of meat increased by 6.7% compared with last year’s figures. The volumes of meat production in live weight totalled 1571 thousand tons. As of July 31 swine population stands at 8 million 374 thousand heads, a figure that represents a 12.7% increase with respect to last year.

For the Dutch agricultural sector, 2009 was a bad year economically. Production increased slightly, but most primary agriculture market prices fell. The average agricultural income decreased to 5,500 euros per farm, its lowest point in twenty years.

In the first half of 2010, well above 3.9 million tonnes of meat were produced commercially in Germany; that was 4.1% or 153,900 tonnes more than in the first half of 2009.

Brazilian pork exports have fallen 8.5% in the period of January-July, 2009.

US and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2010 was 76.2 million head. This was down 3 per cent from June 2009 and down 5 per cent from June 2008.

Agriculture Minister John MacDonell launched the new THINKFARM initiative in Aug. 25, which provides information on available programs and services.

After setting a record high in 2008, U.S. farm production expenditures decreased by nearly $20 billion in 2009 – the first major decline in nearly a quarter century.

South Korea’s Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced that it will establish a “nationwide hog farm management system” that will enable a comprehensive farm-to-slaughter management of hogs to improve the farming environment and prevent swine fever.

Despite enjoying a high trade surplus, Thai farmers and enterprises urgently need to boost their competency and business plans to prepare for rising nontariff barriers under the upcoming Asean Economic Community (AEC).

Some cattle and hog producers facing hard financial times now have extra time to repay cash advances under the Advance Payment Program (APP).

In the last year in the EU-27, a total of 22.6 million tons of pigmeat was produced. Germany takes first place with 24% of the total, followed by Spain (14%), France (9%), Poland (7%), Denmark (7%), Italy (7%) y Holland (6%).

Last Friday’s merger of the three Breton companies LT, BBO, and Piglays with the agricultural cooperative Terrena, has given rise to in Aveltis, uniting a total of 900 producers and 140, 000 sows.