Articles - Economy

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.

We delve into why Poland's pig inventory has been decreasing and explore if there is any chance of rebuilding the herd.

The Spanish hog price has stayed the same for five consecutive market sessions. The month of May will likely define the heights that our price can reach.

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?

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…

At the beginning of last year, we asked our users what they thought the average pig price would be in their respective countries in 2023. Want to know who came closest?

Detection of lung lesions in slaughtered pigs also allows estimation of economic losses.

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."

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.

After months and months, the Spanish price has dropped to be in line with those of its community partners; the cause has been the difficulty in exporting to Third Countries, although the reduced slaughter in Central Europe has been a lifesaver.

Over the years, the EU has established regulations that have governed the industry. How has this affected the profitability of production and the prospects for the EU pork market?

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.

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.

The Spanish pig price can only go down. The million-dollar question is when.

Every 10 years, the Agricultural Census provides a snapshot of French agriculture. In 2020, metropolitan France had 389,779 farms (-20% in 10 years).

Mercolleida has had the same price for the 13th time in a row. Spain continues to have the most expensive pig price in the world in what is now known as the "Spanish Miracle".

What implications do current hog prices in Spain have for exports and slaughterhouses? How will we manage the typical reduced supply in the summer, exacerbated this year by PRRS?