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February comes to an end with the pig price rising. At the moment there are not enough pigs in Spain to keep up with the record pace of slaughter seen in January.

The results are in! We asked our users what they thought the average pig price in their respective countries would be in 2021. Let's see how you all did.

DiPietre analyzes the current situation, with higher costs and the supply chain in a tight spot, and gives us some tips on how to survive 2022.

A year unlike any other is coming to an end. Our analyst Guillem Burset takes a look and makes some forecasts for 2022.

Pig producers are entering a season of reducing costs, but sometimes this creates greater losses, as every expense is linked to a subsequent profit. Do you want to know which costs to cut?

A strike of this magnitude would sink the pig price to historic lows.

Historic production figures and market performance from the main pork-producing countries in Latin America have shown consistent growth over the last decade.

The fall in exports to China, the disruption of COVID, PRRS, and the threat of ASF are reducing the pig herd in the US, which should ensure profitability.

Guillem Burset predicts when the Spanish pig price will bottom out, and even dares to give us a number!

Spain's production has grown 90% in 32 years, from slaughtering 29 million head of pigs in 1989 to slaughtering more than 56 million in 2021. Explosive growth no matter how you look at it.

September will show in all its harshness the precariousness of the present moment: pigs will arrive for slaughter in droves and it remains to be seen whether slaughterhouses will be willing to process those pigs whose pork they cannot sell.

Currently, the pig price in Italy is set by a Single National Commission (CUN), which began functioning on April 15, 2011.

How is the growing demand for greater animal welfare on farms articulated?

For the first time in 20 years, Spanish prices fell in June. We are in an extremely exceptional situation that must be corrected as soon as possible.

The pig price in Spain is the most expensive in Europe and Burset predicts that it is very close to the upper limit. China is decreasing imports, buying at cheaper prices, and therefore, is absent in the Spanish market.

How will policies geared toward the environment and animal welfare shape our swine industry? Here's an overview of the potentially limiting factors.

Pig market: Unbridled in Spain, unsettled in Europe, and with question marks in China. Pork market: rock bottom in Europe.

While European prices are forecast to be lower than in the previous two years, 333 users in the Americas are forecasting higher prices. China's forecasts remain between 2019 and 2020 levels.

It seems that the deficit in China will last all year and the flow of exports from Spain to this large Asian country will not let up...

IFIP predicts a marked decline in pig production in northern Europe, while Spain will continue to grow. In the eastern countries, Romania stands out, where there are companies investing.

A consequence of both developing natural disasters (spreading drought) and new government policies…

Analyst Guillem Burset reviews the current situation of the main European pig markets. Spain stands out against the current. Will it be able to hold out?

In an unprecedented year, how did 333 users’ predictions match up with the actual average pig price in their country? Let’s compare the results from 13 countries.

A summary of how the Argentine pig industry has grown, looking at production, imports, exports. What are projections like for the future?