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Against a background of rising commodity prices, European pig farmers are reducing their production, which will lead to a decrease in supply on the hog market in 2023 and to prices remaining at high levels.

Guillem Burset analyzes the swine market in 2022 and shares his forecasts for the coming year.

It’s a global version of inventory management at the firm level where varying amounts of inventory for different goods are kept in storage because the relative cost of doing so is believed to be less than the cost of running out.

In 2021, pig producers' economic performance was hindered due to higher production costs (+14.9% on average) while prices received fell throughout Europe, except in Italy. Results were negative in 12 of the countries compared to only 5 of them in 2020.

We present the results of a recent study assessing the frequency of disease associated with S. suis infections and the main costs associated with the disease in three of Europe's main pig-producing countries.

When real incomes fall, people will buy less pork at every price, meaning that if prices come back down to previous levels, less pork will be purchased than before at every price, high or low. This is called demand destruction.

Guillem Burset analyzes the current situation of the Spanish swine industry in the European and world market and gives us clues about what may happen in 2023.

An early release of the economic commentary by Guillem Burset gives us the keys to understanding where the European meat industry is at this moment in time.

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.

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.

Burset suggests a possible way out of the current situation, with Spanish prices at 1.30 or even 1.40 €/kg live. Want to know when this is coming?

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?

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

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.

To ensure judicious use of feed ingredients, we must assess the cost to produce a kilogram of pork and look at the functional value of raw materials and additives.

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