Swine news - Economy

The Russian Federation may increase pork exports this year to 200-220 thousand tons compared to 173 thousand tons in 2022.

Baden-Württemberg has experienced a sharp decrease in the number of piglets.

A Bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group has been formed to focus on the workforce issues faced by the nation's agricultural producers.

In May 2023, the pig inventory in this German state reached 5.73 million head on 5,410 farms, of which 2.84 million were finishing pigs.

The Bundestag has approved the law submitted by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture for mandatory state labeling according to animal husbandry.

Senators introduced the EATS Act to ensure state autonomy over agricultural practices following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 12.

Global pig meat production is expected to drop slightly.

FAO’s latest release of the Food Outlook points to likely increases in production across most categories.

A letter urges Congress to reintroduce the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act to prevent states from impeding interstate agricultural trade.

Spain has imported over 14% more piglets from the Netherlands so far this year.

A new study shows that seven out of ten Danes pay attention to animal welfare when they buy food.

The EU must strengthen its food security, autonomy and resilience of its farming sector in the light of COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and climate change.

There were no significant changes in the first update of the crop estimates for the new 2023/24 season, which is why the influence of this update on prices and the general market was virtually negligible.

Genesus has published its list of the World’s MEGA Producers.

USDA is taking action to ensure the integrity of animal-raising claims for meat and poultry labels.

In 2022, pig production fell again (-2.2%) against a backdrop of decreasing French and European herds.

Exports in May reached 1.3 million metric tons of grains and other foodstuffs. That is less than half of the previous month.

Exports reached €18.6 billion in value terms, which is 10% higher than February 2022.

The suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – are in place for another year.

Argentina has doubled its pork production in the last 10 years and in the last 20 years it has increased fivefold.

An improvement of 4.2% over the previous year could be expected.

The European Parliament adopted its position for talks on new rules on EU geographical indications for agricultural products.

In the future, financial support will be provided for investments in new barns and renovations as well as for ongoing additional costs for higher animal husbandry standards.

The FAO meat price index rose in May.