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Recognising the depth and duration of the global crisis in agricultural markets and its impact in Europe, particularly in the dairy, pig meat and fruit and vegetables sectors, the Council and the Commission agreed on the need for a further response from the Union to include a comprehensive set of specific measures.

In 2015, the French pig exports fell by 6%.

Noticeably, the decline in the number of breeding sows reached a significant 14.8%, the ensuing census amounting to 814,400 animals.

The Spanish market turnover in 2015 was €6,775 million, only 0.2% more than in 2014.

Regarding swine, in 2015 the Spanish abattoirs slaughtered 46,379,926 pigs, producing 3.89 million tonnes of pork.

In 2015, a total of 5.52 million pigs were slaughtered. This entails a rise by 8.9% with respect to 2014.

The joint venture will process, package and sell at retail level fresh pork and beef products of French origin for human consumption.

55% of the pork produced by Chile was exported, reaching USD457 million, so the Chilean pig industry has become established as a meat exports leader.

The focus to date has been on fresh pork in supermarkets. Last year, we extended it to bacon and pork used as a raw material in sausages and ham.

The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns.

Due to weak demand and lower unit values, poultry and products are decreased $400 million to $4.8 billion, while pork is forecast $100 million lower to $4.3 billion.

Pork was the most exported meat, with more than 1.25 million tonnes (+18% with respect to 2014) and a value of €2,704 million.

Over the past 30 years, the European value chain—spanning from grains & oilseeds (G&O) via feed to pork—has developed into three main business models: specialisation, semi-integration and full integration.