Short- and long-term effects of birth weight and neonatal care in pigs
Neonatal care treatment may be useful to reduce mortality in low birth weight piglets and could affect carcass fatness and meat quality.
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EU pigmeat imports and exports in 2022
Pigmeat remained the European Union's leading exporting meat product despite a decrease.
Global trends in meat consumption and plant alternatives
Global meat consumption is expected to increase by 2030, while a shift in market preferences from traditional meat to plant alternatives can be observed.
UK: Plan to ensure fairness and transparency across pig sector supply chain
The government has committed to regulating pig contracts to support the supply chain and provide greater certainty across the whole sector.
U.S: Momentum continues for pork exports in February
U.S. pork exports remained robust in February, achieving double-digit increases over last year in both volume and value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
U.S: Economic impact of meat exports on corn and soybean value
Study demonstrates pork and beef exports’ value to corn and soybean industries.
Global pig meat prices increased slightly in March
The FAO Meat Price Index for pig meat prices increased slightly in March.
Germany: Historic low meat consumption in 2022
Germans consumed about 2.8 kg less pork.
EU pigmeat production and exports to see further decreases
Low breeding sow numbers and African swine fever will push EU pigmeat production further down in 2023. Further decline in exports to China will contribute to a reduction of EU exports.
Russia: Meat production up 12% in January-February 2023
Russia increased meat production by 12.2% in the first 2 months of this year.
New dimension or a paradigm shift?
The self-sufficiency rate of pig production in the EU will tend to decrease, approaching 110% instead of 125% as it has been until recently. Burset reviews the situation in the leading countries.
Alberta, Canada hog market update
Alberta hog inventory numbers, prices, slaughter volume, and exports.
German meat exports fall 19% in the last 5 years
In 2022 Germany exported almost 2.9 million tons of meat and meat products, mostly to other European Union countries.
Brazil: Goiás sees record pig slaughter in 2022
The state's pig slaughter increased 2.5% last year.
Brazil: Pig slaughter increased to record levels in 2022
In 2022, 56.15 million head of pigs were slaughtered, representing a 5.9% increase (+3.10 million head) over 2021 and a new record.
Brazil and Australia begin pork export negotiations
Preliminary discussions were held to start trade agreements that may allow the export of Brazilian pork, as well as the import of Australian barley and wheat.
