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Continued emergence of producer owned packing is setting up a new closed market channel which may evolve its own pricing structures which take it farther and farther from the common, historical patterns.

The Spanish market has taken a rest for Easter, but the rises will go on.

The prices rise in all Europe. In the last market session in March the German price has only grown by €0.07/kg carcass weight, and this conveys firmness and security all over the place.

Since late January until today, the price at Mercolleida has regained €0.066. We could say that the Spanish price is riding a powerful diesel engine that is propelling it upwards inexorably.

2017 is setting up to be a very surprising and interesting time in the global pork industry. Everywhere around the globe where pork production is at a comparative advantage, expansion is taking place. In the US, President-elect Trump brings a completely new model of leadership…

Both USA and Canada still have an abundance of pigs and very low prices. This great amount of pork must be taken care of, and it will no doubt be at the expense of the European pork.

The author analyzes the loss-making situation that is engulfing the US pig industry and links its future development to globalisation, which progress seems to be slowing down...

The USA and Canada persist in having rock bottom prices: €0.91/kg carcass, this is, 40% lower than the European prices.

The Spanish pig price chart in August has been completely flat. We are expecting a bear, but not catastrophic, trend in September.

The exports to Asia have drained the stocks and have made all the European prices grow.

All points towards the rise in prices keeping a good pace in the first forthnight of June.

The bearish indicators still hang heavy over the industry and some have actually increased.

There is a total crisis situation in all Europe.

When global supplies of pork are large, as they are now, the name of the game for major production areas is growing net exports.

The European market is saturated with pork since late summer. The WHO's report has been an ice-cold shower for the whole of the European pig sector.

We think that in October the price will still fall in Spain. A correction for the alignment with our neighbours is prevailing.