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It’s a global version of inventory management at the firm level where varying amounts of inventory for different goods are kept in storage because the relative cost of doing so is believed to be less than the cost of running out.

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.

While pig prices and inventories are falling in most of Europe, we see the center of gravity of European pig production shifting relentlessly to the southwest of the continent.

Slaughterhouses and cutting companies plan to automate their production lines but face numerous constraints that complicate implementation...

We present the results of a recent study assessing the frequency of disease associated with S. suis infections and the main costs associated with the disease in three of Europe's main pig-producing countries.

Again with China? Didn't they already recover their inventory after ASF? Burset clarifies the situation and analyzes how it will affect us.

When real incomes fall, people will buy less pork at every price, meaning that if prices come back down to previous levels, less pork will be purchased than before at every price, high or low. This is called demand destruction.

Never before had the Spanish pig price reached 1.689 €/kg live... What will happen in autumn?

Guillem Burset analyzes the current situation of the Spanish swine industry in the European and world market and gives us clues about what may happen in 2023.

With African swine fever on France's doorstep, a study assesses how much the losses would total.

Why have intra-EU trade flows of piglets, slaughter pigs, and sows changed?

After several weeks of stable prices in Spain due to the fight between slaughterers and producers, the Spanish pig price finally went up. Guillem Burset forecasts what will happen now.

We are going to be facing an extended period of inflation and wage escalation, so this is the perfect time to begin a rapid and serious reorganization of how we transport goods. It has already begun.

An early release of the economic commentary by Guillem Burset gives us the keys to understanding where the European meat industry is at this moment in time.

February comes to an end with the pig price rising. At the moment there are not enough pigs in Spain to keep up with the record pace of slaughter seen in January.

The results are in! We asked our users what they thought the average pig price in their respective countries would be in 2021. Let's see how you all did.

DiPietre analyzes the current situation, with higher costs and the supply chain in a tight spot, and gives us some tips on how to survive 2022.

A year unlike any other is coming to an end. Our analyst Guillem Burset takes a look and makes some forecasts for 2022.

Pork production in China has recovered rapidly, as illustrated by the sharp drop in prices in the first half of 2021.

At a time when everything seems to be going against us, there remains the hope that the cost of production in China is much higher than in Spain...

Historic production figures and market performance from the main pork-producing countries in Latin America have shown consistent growth over the last decade.

The fall in exports to China, the disruption of COVID, PRRS, and the threat of ASF are reducing the pig herd in the US, which should ensure profitability.

Guillem Burset predicts when the Spanish pig price will bottom out, and even dares to give us a number!

Spain's production has grown 90% in 32 years, from slaughtering 29 million head of pigs in 1989 to slaughtering more than 56 million in 2021. Explosive growth no matter how you look at it.