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The new rules will come into force on 1 January 2013 and will better integrate animal welfare considerations into the design and operations of slaughterhouses.

Leading the field is once again the pork and beef slaughterer Tönnies from Rheda-Wiedenbrück.

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

In just one year, about 1,600 swine producers (about 5%) have ceased production.

This was the first decline in the number of pigs slaughtered since 2005.

Nine MEPs handed over a petition to John Dalli (8hours.eu) signed by 1.1 million people.

With the approval of the refrigeration plant Uberlândia, located in Minas Gerais, the number of Brazilian companies that can export pork to China rises to four.

Each abattoir will be required to designate an Animal Welfare Officer to be present on the premises to monitor and take responsibility for the welfare of animals.

During the first quarter, pork production accounted for 67.7% of total meat produced in Germany.

The Top-10 companies (Tönnies, Vion, Westfleisch, Danish Crown, Vogler, Böseler Goldschmaus, Müller Gruppe, BMR Schlachthof, Tummel and Gausepohl) are almost constantly carrying out 75 % of all pig slaughters.

China will implement an intensive four-month campaign beginning March to improve standards at pig processing plants.

The latest data published by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture on the number of pigs slaughtered during the past year shows an increase of 2.98% compared to 2010.

In 2011 fewer animals slaughtered than in the previous year (-5%).

Japanese quarantine officials will visit the Philippines to inspect and accredit meat processing plants for possible pork exports to Japan.

The abattoirs will likely be built in Bulacan Province, north of Manila and in Batangas Province, south of Manila.

In the 3rd quarter of 2011, the number of pigs for slaughter went down by 3.4% to 728 016 heads.