France: rejection of the tax on abattoirs
The members of parliament, that held a National Assembly Regular Meeting last Friday, rejected the creation of a tax on abattoirs.
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Exchange Rates are front and center for 2016
When global supplies of pork are large, as they are now, the name of the game for major production areas is growing net exports.
France intends to impose a tax on slaughterhouses to help farmers in crisis
MPs voted the creation of a special tax for companies processing meat products exceeding €250 M in order to provide relief funds for farmers in crisis.
Pigmeat production is expected to expand by less than 2% by 2025
Following a strong recovery in 2014 and 2015, pigmeat production is expected to expand by less than 2 % by 2025 as compared with 2015.
The Marché du Porc Breton will resume its activity
The negotiations beteween pig producers and abattoirs will resume next Thursday 26 November, with new rules of the game.
Pigmeat private storage aid to open in January
The new aid scheme will benefit from a 20 percent increase in storage rates and will include fresh lard.
Pig farm incomes in England fell
On specialist pig farms, average Farm Business Income fell by almost a quarter in 2014/15 to £49,400 per farm.
The WHO's imprudence or the last drop
The European market is saturated with pork since late summer. The WHO's report has been an ice-cold shower for the whole of the European pig sector.
European Commission formally proposes support for EU farmers
The Commission proposes that European farmers receive emergency support of an additional €700 million compared to the draft budget proposed in May.
"Enjoy, it's from Europe": Over €100 million to promote European agriculture in 2016
In 2016 European producers will benefit from programmes worth €111 million to find new markets and promote consumption outside and inside the EU.
Pig crisis in France: MPB session once again suspended
Two buyers, SA Bernard and SA Charles (Jean Floc'h group) did not attend the meeting.
Value of pork traded within EU falls
With unit prices around 10% lower than in January-June 2014, at just under €1.90 per kg, the value of the trade was 7% lower.
Commission adopts first elements of €500 million package for farmers
Furthermore, the Commission continues to monitor closely the pigmeat market and is ready to activate an enhanced Private Storage Aid scheme for pigmeat.
Step by step or nature's inexorability
We think that in October the price will still fall in Spain. A correction for the alignment with our neighbours is prevailing.
France: Cooperl also chooses to apply its own price
Cooperl has decided to pay its live pigs supplier partners a provisional base price that has in mind the market situation.
New crisis in the relevant French pig market
Daniel Picart, president of the Marché du Porc Breton, relevant French market, left his post on Thursday. The MPB suspended its trading, scheduled for Thursday, postponing it to a later date.