Mexico begins pork exports to Singapore

Mexico has sent its first shipment of 22 tons of pork to Singapore, according to reports, expanding its export market from current customers in South Korea, China and Japan.
2012 has been a year of advances for the Mexican pork industry as far as Asian countries are concerned. Such expansion includes the incorporation of Jalisco to the group of Mexican states authorized to sell their products to Japan after being deemed free of classic swine fever and the authorization granted by Chinese authorities to four Mexican meat processing plants.

Mexico poultry, pork exports up in 2011

Mexico's poultry, pork, beef and other meat exports were up 41 percent in 2011, reaching 210,325 tons of meat worth $937 million, according to the country's Agriculture Secretariat. Mexico exported 149,136 tons of meat in 2010. Poultry exports totaled $16 million, pork exports totaled $323 million, beef exports came in at $532 million, sales of other types of meat totaled $34 million and sales of meat byproducts totaled $32 million, according to the secretariat's data. Japan was the top buyer of Mexican meat in 2011, importing 78,292 tons. The U.S. came in second with 66,463 tons; Russia was third with 28,541 tons; and South Korea was fourth with 16,217 tons, said the secretariat. Angola, Benin, Ghana, Kazakhstan and Nigeria were also notable importers.

Mexican pig producers want disease-eradication support from government

Mexico’s pig producers are calling on the government to cut bureaucracy and support them in the fight against disease.
At a recent meeting of the Mexican confederation of pig producers, the government was warned that when necessary resources do not reach producers in time, it is not only producers that suffer but the economy as a whole.
There were also calls for region of Santa Ana to be recognized as free from foot and mouth disease and for financial aid to continue to the fight against Aujezky’s disease, which continue to limit exports.
Mexico currently produces 1.2 million tons of pig meat annually.

Indonesia resumes pork imports from U.S., Mexico

Indonesia has reopened its borders to pork from the U.S. and Mexico after implementing a ban in May 2009, The Denver Post reported.
The ban involved pig products from several countries and stemmed from a fear that pigs might be the source of the worldwide H1N1 influenza epidemic. Indonesia lifted the ban because there is no evidence that pigs pass this virus to humans, according to the nation’s Ministry of Trade.