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According to Rabobank's third-quarter global pork report, African swine fever, inflation, and policies challenge growth while trade prospects rise.
The retail cost of pork in Russia in 2022 will grow at a rate many times lower than inflation due to an increase in the production of this product and stabilization of the cost structure.
With rising costs, there is little chance that the piglet price in the Netherlands will reach break-even levels in 2022, according to Rabobank.
Denmark has developed a national PRRS control plan to reduce the number of positive pig farms.
High costs and lasting effects of ASF are expected to push EU pigmeat production downwards in 2022. EU exports should also decrease due to ASF issues in spite of recovering exports to the UK.
Despite an increase in domestic supply and a drop in exports, per capita pork consumption in Argentina increased by just 1.5% compared to 2020.
Japan’s 2022 pork production is projected down slightly from 2021, so
expected strong retail demand will be met by greater imports in 2022
The High Level Group would work to find a solution to the current crisis in the pork sector in the medium and long term.
The USDA has published its Agricultural Projections to 2031. Here's what is in store for U.S. hog prices, pork production, and exports.
The year 2021 was characterized by very positive results for Colombian swine farming.
China is set to stockpile pork for state reserves as an index monitoring pork prices triggered a second-level warning.
Profit margins in the pig meat sector are on critically low levels. National measures and state aid are not sufficient to address the situation. European Commission must intervene directly to ease pressure on pig meat producers.
Market crisis of the pig meat sector: Agriculture MEPs want Commission to act
Here's what to expect this year in the world's most important pork markets.
Swine production is expected to decline significantly in 2022, causing an upward price pressure on pork.
USDA reviews Philippine pork production, trade, and prices in 2021 and makes projections for 2022.
Lithuania, together with 13 other member states, has asked the Commission to implement urgent support measures for the swine industry.