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Pork production in China has recovered rapidly, as illustrated by the sharp drop in prices in the first half of 2021.

At a time when everything seems to be going against us, there remains the hope that the cost of production in China is much higher than in Spain...

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.

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

Virtually absent pork exports to China and poor demand in the EU lead to a 17% drop in Spanish price in 7 weeks, and it will keep dropping.

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.

When thinking on your productions system, maybe your supply chain shock planning is now as critical as bio-security.

The price of pork continues to rise and Burset makes a prediction for June. It all seems to be good news for producers and slaughterhouses but the processing industry is in for a storm.

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.

It must be acknowledged that for Spanish swine industry not only has not been a bad year but it rather has been an excellent year.

Prices are drifting down to close out the year and if you look to the futures as a guide for next year, it is boringly normal. This happens when people have no real idea what to expect…

In view of the unprecedented time we are living in, we are publishing this monthly commentary a few days early.

How the pig prices are negotiated in Spain's reference market? Mercolleida represents the market with the highest pig slaughtering activity within the European Union.

Pig prices in the European markets deteriorated significantly last week. The German market was the only one to hold out.