The history and future of Spain's swine industry (1/2): From autarky to export
Entering the European common market and the subsequent eradication of ASF was a turning point for pig production in Spain.
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The Spanish pig price continues to fall relentlessly... What is happening?
The pig price in Spain has been falling for nine consecutive weeks. Guillem Burset gives us the keys to interpret this.
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European prices go down hard, full speed ahead
After four months of being at the limit, the price is gliding down - seemingly without panic - in search of a bottom.
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Groundhog day? (Four months of the same)
The Spanish pig price can only go down. The million-dollar question is when.
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01-Aug-2023gitias-eliunThe answer to the million dollar question: when will the market be free, when will there be no more artificial arrangements and unfair trade.
Still at the Top of the World
Mercolleida has had the same price for the 13th time in a row. Spain continues to have the most expensive pig price in the world in what is now known as the "Spanish Miracle".
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10-Jul-2023info_283Why is this man trying to talk down prices. Pig meat is still the cheapest and best value for money when compared with other meats. And spain is not the highest pig price in the world, get your facts straight.
At the Top of the World
What implications do current hog prices in Spain have for exports and slaughterhouses? How will we manage the typical reduced supply in the summer, exacerbated this year by PRRS?
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Intricate balance
Slaughterhouses will suffer a very complicated summer; in addition to the normal lack of pigs, there will be the absence of hundreds of thousands of piglets, victims of PRRS. Sooner rather than later, we will only be able to slaughter just four days a week.
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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.
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Unprecedented is an understatement
We are witnessing a reconversion of the industry. We have seen a string of all-time record hog prices and now pork prices for processors are also rising, but large-scale distributors are only willing to raise prices in dribs and drabs.
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Making the impossible possible
What is happening with Spanish pig prices? Guillem Burset explains this anomaly in the international market.
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Taking stock of a sad year
Guillem Burset analyzes the swine market in 2022 and shares his forecasts for the coming year.
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Autumn downturn, shocks, and underground battle
While pig prices and inventories are falling in most of Europe, we see the center of gravity of European pig production shifting relentlessly to the southwest of the continent.
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China is back (not so pessimistic prediction)
Again with China? Didn't they already recover their inventory after ASF? Burset clarifies the situation and analyzes how it will affect us.
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What goes up must come down
After assessing the international situation, Burset forecasts the beginning of the price drop for Spanish pigs, which will continue until the beginning of 2023.
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An agonizing August at the limit
Summer has been hellish with skyrocketing costs, slow rising pig prices and "anchored" pork prices. Guillem Burset analyzes the current situation in the swine market and predicts what the coming months will bring.
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Heat wave, fires, and few pigs
Never before had the Spanish pig price reached 1.689 €/kg live... What will happen in autumn?
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15-Aug-2022info_283I have said it before and i repeat, Europe needs to reduce production by 20%, need to reduce the weight of non castrates going to slaughter so as to improve quality.This present crises precipatated by feed and energy costs should be used by producers to re-set with reduced numbers, increasing rearing space per pig, improved hygiene, less disease, all of which will increase profitability and pig welfare. Its a no-brainer.
