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Cross breed sow and piglets on a farm in Masaka district, Uganda.

Photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu.

Governance and investment opportunities in Uganda’s pig value chains

Most of the live pig traders are vertically integrated, performing several functions in the value chain like transportation, pig slaughter and pork retail under single ownership. Pig farmers are largely concentrated at the production node which is largely characterized by spot markets and informal relationships.

Farmers learn about hosting AgChat sessions in their operations. Photo courtesy of Iowa Ag Literacy Foundation.

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ISU: Industry programs help farmers gain consumer communication skills

Pig farmers want to be able to properly inform consumers about the well-being of their livestock and the safety of food products but can sometimes struggle to find the space to share their story.

The Cypriot meat market

The ICEX Spain Export and Investments has published a report drafted by the Economy and Commerce Office of the Embassy of Spain in Athens regarding the Cypriot meat market.

China: domestic meat output

In the first quarter of 2017, the output of pork was 14.68 million tons, a year-on-year growth of 0.2 percent.

Mexico: agriculture and livestock production in 2016

In 2016, the agriculture, livestock and fishing production exceeded 220 million tonnes: an increase by 5.3% with respect to 2015.

Pig production increases in Russia

In the first trimester of 2017, pig production has increased by more than 5%, mainly in the regions of Pskov, Chelyabinsk, Tver and Voronezh, and in the territory of Stavropol.

Vietnam: MARD urges husbandry firms to save pig farms

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường called on large animal husbandry businesses to increase their purchase of pigs and keep them in frozen storage in order to help farmers reduce inventories and stop the resulting downward price spiral.

Philippines: As pork prices rise, DA to allow import of 7-M kilos of pork

Meat importers will be allowed to bring in 7-million kilos of pork to stabilize the price in the market.

Danish Crown launches ambitious growth package

The demand for Danish pork is unabated on the key export markets. Therefore, Danish Crown is now launching a growth package to encourage farmers to invest in producing more pigs.

Rabobank: Favourable Global Pork Market to Continue into Q3

The global pork market is relatively stable, with rising supply from the Americas easily absorbed in the main import markets in Asia, resulting in a steady development of the Rabobank Five-Nation Hog Price Index. Continuing strong Asian imports are supporting pork prices across the globe, with the supply volume in each region determining the actual level. This is according to the Rabobank Global Pork Quarterly Q2.

Philippines: Tight supply pushing up pork prices

Supply of pork is tight due to the continuing decline in the number of backyard farmers over the past few years. This has resulted in the significantly higher suggested retail price of the commodity in the local market.

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Diagnostic Considerations in a Growth-Promoter Free Industry

Diagnostic Considerations in a Growth-Promoter Free Industry - Back to the Future - Dr. Fabio Vannucci, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, from the 2016 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, September 17-20, 2016, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Korea: Pork production will increase

Growth in the Korean sow herd and continued disease management are leading to a larger pig crop and additional pork production.

U.S. hogs and pigs inventory up

Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the states. North Carolina and Minnesota had the second and third largest inventories.

Evolution of pork production in Europe during 2016

In 2016, the EU produced a total of 23.23 million tonnes of pork: 314,000 tonnes more than 2015 (+ 1.37%).

Pork consumption in Honduras

Consumption and production grow, hand in hand, by 1.5%, with a upward trend in the last years that is being strengthened by the imports replacement programme.