Swine news - Economy

Figures suggest that the production of pigmeat in the EU was not immediately affected by the containment measures for the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the first quarter of 2020, the EU27 agri-food trade was up 4.7% from Q1 of 2019, despite the COVID-19 pandemic developing.

Pig population continues to decline: -2.3% compared with the previous year.

In the period January - April 2020, pork exports to China more than doubled.

For the first time China accounted for more than half of UK fresh and frozen pork exports in April. Overall export was up, and import prices remained higher than last year.

During the first three months of 2020, the volume of French pork exports to the EU and third countries increased.

Pork consumption has increased by more than 40% over the last 5 years.

Chinese customs halted pork imports from the German company, Tönnies, where hundreds of slaughterhouse workers have tested positive for COVID-19.

The Tönnies administration together with the Gütersloh district authorities decided on Wednesday to temporarily close the Rheda meat processing plant.

U.S. pork processing capacity utilization still reduced following COVID-19-related disruptions, sow and boar slaughter up from last year, April exports strong.

Hong Kong joins the Ivory Coast in receiving its first shipment of pork from Colombia.

A total of 502 requests have been received, of which 407 meet the required conditions.

World total meat production is forecast to fall by 1.7 percent in 2020. World pig meat output is forecast to record a sharp contraction.

EU pork exports to China were exceptionally high in February. Export and import numbers for wheat, grains, and oil seeds.

After the Angolan market opened last year, the Ivory Coast will now be the second African market to open its borders to Colombian pork.

In 2019, the trade surplus for livestock products was EUR 600 million, an increase of EUR 103 million, after several years of decline.