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The European Commission has just published the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/302 of 15 February 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs.

In December 2016 UK clean pig slaughterings were 8.4% lower.

The measures proposed by the EU cause that 60% of the Romanian pigs farms cannot export live pigs to the EU.

Ceta passed a crucial hurdle on 15 February when MEPs voted to back the landmark EU-Canada trade deal.

The Pig Producers' Association of Ukraine has issued a report based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture.

UK pigmeat exports hit a 17-year high in 2016, totalling almost 206,000 tonnes, according to AHDB Pork.

The Agricultural Income reached €25,687.7 million in 2016, with an increase by 6.9% with respect to 2015.

According to Ukrinform, in 2017, Ukraine's meat imports are expected to increase by 20%, or 30,000 tonnes.

From 2005 to 2015 the exports of agrifood products to Japan grew by 68.3%.

Pork belly inventories were at 17.8 million pounds, down 67 percent from last year, according to USDA.

Negotiated for nearly five years and four months, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada is now ready for the final vote by the European Parliament.

According to AHDB Pork, Chinese pork imports more than doubled on the year during 2016, reaching a substantial 1.6 million tonnes shipped weight and establishing the nation as the dominant global pork importer.