Articles - Economy

Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations from the latest AASV, ranging from the future of the veterinary profession to the eradication of diseases, hog prices, and experiences in improving pig survival.

The Spanish pig price has remained unchanged for weeks, but the apparent tranquility of the market is only superficial...

The trends of the swine industry in China should be explained in two parts: pork consumption and pig production.

We surveyed our readers to find out why they believe these changes are taking place and why integrator companies and meat groups are buying farms.

With a seemingly firm pig price and a rather depressed pork market, we get the feeling July will be complicated.

Burset forecasts a slight rise in Spain's pig price in the short term due to delayed growth that occurs every summer.

Price expectations remain high in European countries and South Africa, stable in Asia, and variable in the Americas.

Currently, the hog price in Poland is trending upward. Is it possible to make a profit with today's production costs?

The outlook for 2024 will depend on the dynamics of the main producers: China, the European Union, the United States, and Brazil.

We will see if the spring market begins at Easter, as is tradition, or if it is delayed due to these dates falling too early.

February was full of very dynamic changes in the pig market in Poland. How will the market develop over the next month?

Pig prices are rising briskly and steadily. Will the market be a carbon copy of last year? Guillem Burset doesn't think so. He thinks we won't reach 2.025 €/kg live…

Are prices stabilizing in Poland? How do Polish prices currently compare to other countries?

The European Union will continue to be a "privileged island in world pig prices."

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%.

Bartosz Czarniak analyzes the profitability data of Polish pig production in December and compares it with the data for August.

We are at the end of an exceptional and strange year. Guillem Burset examines the factors that have shaped the hog market this year.

Guillem Burset gives us the keys to understanding the current European pork trade situation. He also forecasts when the price will stop falling.

Strong growth in production and thus exports is followed by an unstoppable concentration. ASF, a threat.

Entering the European common market and the subsequent eradication of ASF was a turning point for pig production in Spain.

The pig price in Spain has been falling for nine consecutive weeks. Guillem Burset gives us the keys to interpret this.

It started by producing pigs, then pork, then food and products with certain characteristics... Is there any other way for producers?

After four months of being at the limit, the price is gliding down - seemingly without panic - in search of a bottom.