Swine news - Economy

According to a new Eurobarometer survey, more than half believe that the transition to a green economy should be accelerated.

The state of Paraná accounted for 14% of all pork exported from Brazil.

Total grain sown area, yield per unit area, and total grain output of summer grain in 2023.

Throughout the first half of the year, swine production showed sustained growth.

Pork production and hog slaughter were up in the first half of 2023.

Meat sector representatives claim there is no viable market access for beef and pork.

Russia's Rosselkhoznadzor and China's General Administration of Customs are studying the possibility of supplying Russian pork to China.

According to the estimate, this result is mainly due to the better performance of second-crop corn crops observed in the field last month.

Despite the expected drop in EU cereal area and reduced yield growth, EU cereal production is due to be higher this year.

Low numbers of slaughtered pigs on the EU market continue supporting high pig prices while EU demand stays high.

In its latest report "Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade" on July 12, USDA updated its estimates for 2023, maintaining its production figure and estimating a better outlook for international trade taking into account the possible greater momentum of shipments from the United States and Brazil.

Russian pork exports increased by 35-40% in the first 6 months of this year compared to the volumes in January-June 2022.

The positive results of the first semester are due to the growth of shipments to almost all buyers.

Prices in China are decreasing and approaching European levels.

Chinese imports of both pork and offal have increased in the first four months of this year.

Without Russia's participation, the Black Sea Initiative ceases to function as of July 18.

This corridor, which allows the export of cereals and fertilizers from Russia and the Ukraine, is of the utmost importance to maintain world food security.

In this new update, the projection for world soybean production was cut by more than 5 million tons compared to the June report, due to a lower planted area in the United States. Estimates for corn were slightly higher than in the previous report.

Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, and Cordoba continue to account for more than 80% of the country's slaughter.

Faced with major economic difficulties in the slaughterhouse sector, the French government is launching a collective action plan.

The supply of live pigs is high while prices are low.

The agreement eliminates all tariffs on EU exports to New Zealand including pig meat.

Led by another outstanding month in Mexico and robust demand for variety meat, exports of U.S. pork continued to gain momentum in May, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.

The monthly traded volume of soybeans closed in June 2023 at its lowest level in at least the last six and a half years.