Swine news - Economy

After three weeks of rains that were key to the season's recovery, losses have stabilized and the trend shows a better than expected improvement in soybeans in the core region. A month ago, significant losses and extensive areas with total damage were projected.

The implementation of the Public Policy Observatory for Agrifood Systems seeks to promote market access for Central America.

EU ministers discuss rural proofing, agri-food market stability, and the future vision for agriculture and food.

The agreement boosts the expansion of agribusiness trade, benefiting both the province of Santa Fe and the rest of Argentina. In addition to strengthening the position of the soybean complex, it opens new opportunities for the export of meat, dairy products, sunflower, legumes, and other strategic products.

With a sharp cut in corn, estimated production falls by 2 million tons from last month. For soybeans, the first projection, based on its current condition, is below expectations under a normal scenario.

These are the main findings of the latest monthly agri-food trade report published by the European Commission.

The anti-dumping investigation into pork imports from the European Union is ongoing.

According to the presented ranking, the top 20 pork companies produce almost 80% of the total slaughter pig production (4,671.7 thousand tons).

Compared to the January report, significant cuts were made in South American corn harvests and in exports from Brazil and Ukraine, related to the fall in Chinese imports. A decrease in the global soybean harvest and ending stocks was again projected, due to lower production in Argentina.

Spanish agri-food exports reached a new all-time high last year, with 75,090 million euros.

Oilseed processing broke records in December and confirms the industry's good performance. Strong demand for corn further boosts corn shipments, which beat wheat exports.

The European Commission's roadmap sets the stage for an attractive, competitive, resilient, future-oriented, and fair agri-food system.

With last year's results, Colombia rose to fourth place in the ranking of Latin American pork producers.

Poland recorded a more than 7% year-on-year decline in the swine inventory. The share of finishing pigs increased in the herd structure.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the pig slaughter totaled 14.23 million head.

In addition to achieving a production record of more than 600,000 tons, per capita consumption approached 15 kg/inhabitant/yr. Undoubtedly, the outlook for the sector's future is promising in the short, medium, and long term.

The CAS Ministers of Agriculture discussed the opportunities and challenges that the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union represents for agri-food trade in the region.

Nigeria is the leading pork producer in Africa, with an annual output of over 303,000 metric tonnes.

São Paulo led exports, with a 44% share of total revenue, followed by Paraná and Minas Gerais.

The pressure came from the advance of the 2024/25 harvest in Brazil, the reduction of withholding taxes on the soybean complex in Argentina, and the exchange rate devaluation.

The considerable increase in live hog prices during the last quarter was reflected in the increase in consumer prices.

The German federal parliament passed the draft bill to amend the Renewable Energy Sources Act to ensure the targeted further development of the biogas plant portfolio.

The decline was driven by lower international ovine, pig, and poultry meat prices, which outweighed increases in bovine meat quotations.

Exports of U.S. pork eclipsed previous highs in both volume and value in 2024.