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Throughout 2011 the consumption of meat in France was down 2.5% from the previous year.

The increase is due in particular to the rise in the consumption of pork, which has grown to reach 460,000 tons.

Last year, United Kingdom pig slaughterings were their highest since 2002, at 9.8m head — up six percent on the previous year.

2012 Italian pork meat production is expected to stagnate at 1.6 MMT following the trend in slaughtering.

The US and Canada have already suspended import duties. Suspending these duties will enable Member States to sell their chocolate, pork...

Ukraine imported 216,000 tons of meat in 2011 and 342,100 tons in 2010.

The latest data published by Agreste shows a 0.9% reduction in pork production between January and November of last year.

The government has halted the importation of pigs and their products as well as pig feeds from South Africa as the Mpumalanga Province in that country has been hit with ASF.

The Commission allows dispatch to other Member States of fresh pork and prepared meat products from pigs reared in Romania provided that the channeled system is running.

In the period from January to September 2011 there was a 6% increase in exports of fresh and frozen pork.

Total exports as of November amounted to 2,958,281 tons, representing a 20.5% increase compared to the same period last year.

In 2011 Mexico exported more than 48 thousand tons of pork products.

Some delegations pointed out the need for measures to ensure global competitiveness of EU operators vis-à-vis third countries that do not apply the same standards on animal welfare.

The restriction was applied from June when classical swine fever virus was detected in pig farms.

For 2012, the MAV quota for pork imports stands at 54,210 tonnes.