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Spain has had three consecutive months of declines, which have resulted in a 14% decrease. Despite this, Spain continues to lead pig prices in the EU. The question is how far these decreases will continue.

September is ending, leaving behind a trail of staggered decreases in the pig price in Spain. This is nothing new; many years tend to be like this.

On December 30, 2024, soybeans will be added to the products covered by the new European regulation against deforestation, creating uncertainty in commodity trade.

Burset forecasts a slight rise in Spain's pig price in the short term due to delayed growth that occurs every summer.

Pig prices are rising briskly and steadily. Will the market be a carbon copy of last year? Guillem Burset doesn't think so. He thinks we won't reach 2.025 €/kg live…

The European Union will continue to be a "privileged island in world pig prices."

Guillem Burset gives us the keys to understanding the current European pork trade situation. He also forecasts when the price will stop falling.

After four months of being at the limit, the price is gliding down - seemingly without panic - in search of a bottom.

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.

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.

Do we know what percent of imported batches of pigs are viremic for PRRS and to which strains?

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

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

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

Spanish producers should make it a priority to be more efficient and should realize that growth cannot continue indefinitely.