Swine news - Economy

In the last 10 years, the total pig census in the EU27 has suffered a decrease of 6%, with a significant increase in Spain and a decrease in Germany.

The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 9.6% and meat and meat product imports increased by 3.9% in the first quarter of 2024.

The amendment of the Animal Protection Act will include legal and enforcement changes in the area of animal welfare.

About 564,000 ha more than expected were sown, resulting in a record corn planting in the core region. Production could have reached 17 Mt, but leafhoppers got in the way.

In this first part of the year, slaughter was relatively stable, pork imports increased sharply, and producer margins were good.

The new tariffs aim to stop the imports of grain from Russia and Belarus into the EU in practice.

The legislation delivers on a key manifesto commitment to ban the export of live animals including cattle, sheep, and pigs for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain.

The Vietnamese authorities have given the go-ahead for UK pork exports to commence.

In recent months, pork production has grown nearly 4%.

An increase in diversification of production in the EU requires available agricultural land suitable for the needed crops.

The three leading slaughterhouses control more than 58% of the country's total slaughter.

Piglet producers can become part-owners in Danish Crown starting July 1.

There was a 1.8% increase in the total number of pigs slaughtered (+17,272 head), from 944,829 pigs slaughtered in the first quarter of 2023 to 962,101 head in 2024.

The reduced pork production in Brazil can be attributed to slightly weaker domestic demand in 2024.

Overall, both imports and exports are stable compared with last year.

Over the past decade, the populations of all livestock species have declined.

The program aims to address the hog supply following the effects of African swine fever in the region.

The bill prohibits the misbranding of imitation meat and egg products sold in Iowa.

Argentina has agreed to export pork to Uruguay for the first time, opening a new market for local production.

Russia exported a record volume of meat products in 2023. The figure is expected to increase by another 10% in 2024.

Global pork production is reaching an inflection point as the industry returns to profitability, even as risks remain ever-present.

The heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul will negatively impact this season's final results.

This study assesses the current state and future prospects of protein production with a focus on conventional and alternative protein sources for food and feed.

The organization will work to increase the number of pigs to meet the demand for pork in the local market.