World pork supply forecast downward in 2024
The outlook for 2024 will depend on the dynamics of the main producers: China, the European Union, the United States, and Brazil.
The outlook for 2024 will depend on the dynamics of the main producers: China, the European Union, the United States, and Brazil.
European, Brazilian, and American pork exporters compete not only for China but also for Japan and Korea.
In 2022, high feed prices pushed up the cost of pig production in all countries, with an average increase of 27%.
The working collective units and processing methods at the European level have been inventoried by country and by process.
In France, the ban on castration of pigs without pain relief, i.e. without anesthesia, has been in force since January 1, 2022, and this has led to the production of entire male pigs. The main difficulty with this type of production lies in the risk of unpleasant odors being present in the meat from these animals.
Every 10 years, the Agricultural Census provides a snapshot of French agriculture. In 2020, metropolitan France had 389,779 farms (-20% in 10 years).
This article provides an example of the cost per ton of CO2 saved by reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions through daily slurry removal and anaerobic digestion.
Against a background of rising commodity prices, European pig farmers are reducing their production, which will lead to a decrease in supply on the hog market in 2023 and to prices remaining at high levels.
In 2021, pig producers' economic performance was hindered due to higher production costs (+14.9% on average) while prices received fell throughout Europe, except in Italy. Results were negative in 12 of the countries compared to only 5 of them in 2020.
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This IFIP report sheds light on the importance of Russia and Ukraine as suppliers of inputs to the animal production industries.
Castration remains prevalent in European countries, although the systems used differ from country to country.
Pork production in China has recovered rapidly, as illustrated by the sharp drop in prices in the first half of 2021.
IFIP predicts a marked decline in pig production in northern Europe, while Spain will continue to grow. In the eastern countries, Romania stands out, where there are companies investing.
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