Swine news - Economy

The Dalian Commodity Exchange has been approved to carry out hog futures trading.

A new tool developed by IFPRI monitors restrictions in food trade and assesses their impacts for food availability.

The volume of exports from France increased in 2019 (+ 60,000 CWE, an increase of 9.4%) to around 702,000 CWE

In light of shut-downs due to COVID-19, this tool shows the locations of pig slaughterhouses, their capacity, and operating status.

Tuesday afternoon, the European Union and Mexico concluded the last outstanding element of the negotiation of their new trade agreement.

President Trump is signing an Executive Order providing the authority to ensure the continued supply of beef, pork, and poultry to the American people.

China is making progress in resuming hog production, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

Ample global stocks, sizeable 2019/2020 harvest in the EU, and good prospects in the Americas for the next crop should allow a satisfactory supply of the market in the coming months.

The company shutters two facilities affecting 5,000 workers in Iowa and Indiana to keep team members safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite high prices, pigmeat production growth will be limited by environmental restrictions and remaining ASF risk. Due to Covid-19, live animal transport could be restricted.

Pork is the main Spanish agricultural product exported to China, whose sales amounted to 1.26 billion dollars, representing 55% of the total agricultural exports from Spain to China.

Joint Statement of the EU-27 Ministers for Agriculture regarding the response needed at European level, under the Common Agricultural Policy, to the COVID-19 crisis

With a total of 57 authorized companies, Spain is the world's leading exporter of pork and pork products to China.