April, a month of patiently waiting
The Spanish hog price has stayed the same for five consecutive market sessions. The month of May will likely define the heights that our price can reach.
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A visual and practical step-by-step guide on how to perform a necropsy on a pig.
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
Description of the most important diseases and conditions in pigs
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Pig disease diagnostic tool
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
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Technical sheets of the main raw materials and additives used in swine feed. They include a comparison of nutritional values from various sources, product
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to diagnose problems with the feed conversion ratio. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
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Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
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Management, pig farm management, work planning in each production stage: management in gestation, grow finish, batch farrowing
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Design of facilities and equipment for pig farms: building design, climate control, feeding systems, etc.
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Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to explore which slurry management strategy best fits your situation. Click on the flow chart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
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The Spanish hog price has stayed the same for five consecutive market sessions. The month of May will likely define the heights that our price can reach.
The outlook for 2024 will depend on the dynamics of the main producers: China, the European Union, the United States, and Brazil.
We will see if the spring market begins at Easter, as is tradition, or if it is delayed due to these dates falling too early.
Pig prices are rising briskly and steadily. Will the market be a carbon copy of last year? Guillem Burset doesn't think so. He thinks we won't reach 2.025 €/kg live…
The European Union will continue to be a "privileged island in world pig prices."
European, Brazilian, and American pork exporters compete not only for China but also for Japan and Korea.
In 2022, high feed prices pushed up the cost of pig production in all countries, with an average increase of 27%.
Bartosz Czarniak analyzes the profitability data of Polish pig production in December and compares it with the data for August.
We are at the end of an exceptional and strange year. Guillem Burset examines the factors that have shaped the hog market this year.
Over the years, the EU has established regulations that have governed the industry. How has this affected the profitability of production and the prospects for the EU pork market?
Guillem Burset gives us the keys to understanding the current European pork trade situation. He also forecasts when the price will stop falling.
Strong growth in production and thus exports is followed by an unstoppable concentration. ASF, a threat.
Entering the European common market and the subsequent eradication of ASF was a turning point for pig production in Spain.
The pig price in Spain has been falling for nine consecutive weeks. Guillem Burset gives us the keys to interpret this.
It started by producing pigs, then pork, then food and products with certain characteristics... Is there any other way for producers?
After four months of being at the limit, the price is gliding down - seemingly without panic - in search of a bottom.