InterPIG - Costs of pig meat production
The average cost of production in the EU was £1.56/kg deadweight, a six per cent increase in sterling terms compared to 2012.
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United States: corn, soybeans on track for record-high yield, production
Corn production is expected to reach 14.4 billion bushels this year, up 3 percent from 2013. Soybean production is forecast at 3.96 billion bushels this year, up 18 percent from 2013.
Chile: drop in pork production
Pork production between January and August 2014 reached 348,000 tones. This represents a fall by 6.9% with respect to the same period in 2013.
Spain: the foreign food and agriculture trade is one of the pillars of the economic recovery
Ms. Isabel García Tejerina presented the Annual Directory “Food Production in Spain in 2014”, produced by MERCASA with the data of 2013.
Mexico: the SAGARPA increases the budget for the livestock sector
The SAGARPA will set aside more than 7,261 million pesos for this activity in 2015.
Denmark: increase of pig population
The total census on 1st October stood at 12.8 million head, which represents an increase of 4% over the same period last year.
Colombia: increase in pork production and consumption
Pork consumption has gone from 4.22 kg per capita in 2009 to 6.75 kg in 2013.
France: the production of pork remains stable since the beginning of 2014
During the first nine months of 2014 the slaughterings have dropped by 0.3% in terms of the number of heads, but they have increased by 0.6% in terms of weight.
Belarus: measures to restore pork production
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko gave the relevant instructions at the government session held on 22 September to review the measures designed to restore pork production.
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NewsEvolution of the numerical productivity during the last decades
France has been, continuously, the country with the highest productivity in comparison with Spain and The Netherlands, reaching 28.70 weaned piglets per sow and year in 2013.
FAO: world production of pigmeat is anticipated to grow in 2014
According to the latest edition of FAO's biannual Food Outlook report, world production of pigmeat is anticipated to grow by 1.4 percent to 116.1 million tonnes in 2014, aided by lower feed costs.
Poland: increase in the swine census
According to the data of the Central Statistics Office of Poland, the swine census in June 2014 was 11.724 million animals, which implies an increase by 5.0%.
European Union: first signals of production increase after two years of reduced pig meat supply
The decline in production took place in the first half of the year and there are now signs of a recovery in production.
Brazil: increase in the cereals harvest expected
According to the last estimates of the CONAB, the production of cereals in Brazil will reach 195.46 million tonnes: a growth by 3.6% with respect to the previous year.
Oxygen, Fuel and a Spark—Looks like fire ahead for US producers
All the ingredients required for a pig industry expansion: Oxygen (PEDv becoming manageable) + fuel (high profits and lower feed ingredient prices ahead) + a spark (intentions to farrow 3-4 % more sows).
United States: hog inventory down
Inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2014 was 65.4 million head. This was down 2 percent from September 1, 2013, but up 6 percent from June 1, 2014.