FAO food price index declines in January, cereal output poised for record
Wheat, soy oil, pork among main drivers, helped by weaker euro and lower oil prices.
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Encouraging rebound
In February, the price should improve, slightly and with difficulty, but it should ameliorate.
Rabobank: pork market turbulence will remain
According to Rabobank, in 2015 turbulence will remain with uncertainty about the possible remergence of PEDv, the developments regarding ASF...
Italy implements the Single National Commission for Piglets
The Single National Commission for Piglets: a new single national market for watching, protecting and making the piglets' market transparent.
European Union: some member states call for temporary private storage aid for pigmeat
Commission will review this demand at the beginning of next year in light of the evolution in this sector.
InterPIG - Costs of pig meat production
The average cost of production in the EU was £1.56/kg deadweight, a six per cent increase in sterling terms compared to 2012.
Prices below production costs
In our sector we know well that if Germany sneezes the whole of Europe catches a cold. Last Wednesday the prices dropped by €0.04 in Germany…
United Kingdom: Total Income from Farming 2013 – 2nd estimate
The pig meat value rose by £143 million, to £1,282 million.
Spain: the foreign food and agriculture trade is one of the pillars of the economic recovery
Ms. Isabel García Tejerina presented the Annual Directory “Food Production in Spain in 2014”, produced by MERCASA with the data of 2013.
France: the production of pork remains stable since the beginning of 2014
During the first nine months of 2014 the slaughterings have dropped by 0.3% in terms of the number of heads, but they have increased by 0.6% in terms of weight.
Pork industry metric used for over 100 years flashes a danger sign!
Just like the emergent molten lava from Mount Kilauea, so an historical metric of the US hog industry, having lay dormant for many years, is creeping ever so slowly over its profit destroying "trigger" level. That metric is the hog corn ratio.
Firm ground at last?
Europe as a whole has a flat depressive profile with the prices in the minimum levels of the last three years.
InterPIG 2013: clear leadership position of the Spanish pig sector
The data confirm the leadership position of the Spanish pig sector regarding the economic results, with a positive economic margin of +€0.09/kg.
Ministers meet at FAO to discuss role of commodity markets
FAO Director-General urges a review of market governance institutions to boost voice of smallholders.
FAO: Good harvests and ample stockpiles continue to drive international food prices down
Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than they have been in recent years.
Philippines: DA moves to ensure pork and chicken supply for the Holidays
Currently, the Agriculture agency is monitoring the prices and supply to prevent possibilities of price spikes and shortage when the demand for these commodities increases during the holidays.