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On November 16, Defra confirmed a case of avian flu on a duck farm in East Yorkshire, the strain identified as H5N8. Movement controls were introduced and these included any pigs kept on farms with poultry.

In light of the EFSA opinion and of the evolution in the disease situation, the protection measures established by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014 should be prolonged until the end of October 2015.

The veterinary authorities of South Korea have confirmed the presence of FMD in 30 pigs.

The number of slaughtered pigs decreased by 1.3% to 653 858 heads; however, raised weight at slaughter (115.5 kg) caused a slight growth of pigmeat production by 0.6%.

Pork consumption in Mexico has grown by almost 600 grammes in the last year, going from 16 to 16.6 kg.

According to "Prospects for EU agricultural markets and income 2014-2024", EU meat production is expected to increase to 44.9 million tonnes.

The goal is to strengthen market opportunities, and facilitate and encourage the cooperation, investment and trade of food and agriculture products.

Up to now, TGE had not been detected in Argentina, so it was considered an exotic disease.

The average cost of production in the EU was £1.56/kg deadweight, a six per cent increase in sterling terms compared to 2012.

The French pork exports and the prices resisted at the beginning of the year before falling abruptly in July and August.