FAO food price index drops to four-year low
FAO's monthly food price index registered another drop in August, continuing a 5-month downward run and reaching its lowest level since September 2010.
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USA: First chilled pork shipment exported to Colombia
The shipment, which consisted of 24,500 kilos of boneless sirloin, will be used in the production of sausages.
Resisting is winning
During July Germany has made a strong challenge that is difficult to process for the whole of Europe.
Belarus: scarcity of pig meat and rise in the prices
The government of Belarus has confirmed that the country faces a shortage of pig meat due to the African swine fever.
United Kingdom: BPEX launches Standard Pig Price
The GB SPP is calculated using the same basic specification as the current DAPP except that it covers standard pigs only.
United States: pork prices will include a wider range of weights
As of July 1 the AMS report will included barrows and gilts falling in the 240-320 pound range.
Rabobank: ongoing PEDv to have material impact on pork supply
Rabobank believes the outbreak of PEDv in the US, Mexico, Japan and South Korea will lead to a likely decline in global pork production in 2014.
Firmness of the European prices without Russia. Crisis in America
The future for the European pig producers seems clear and the heart of the matter lies in knowing how the different markets will reposition themselves.
United Kingdom: BPEX to enhance historical pig price reporting
The all new GB All Pigs Price (GB APP) will have the same specification as the DAPP but data will be collected from sellers rather than buyers as at present.
Meatless Monday as an economic survival strategy rather than an ethical choice?
Increased prices for pork will lead to decreases in quantity demanded by the vast majority of consumers, export and domestic. This is especially the case in the current structurally high unemployment situation which has seen inflation-adjusted per capita personal income fall steadily since the market crash of 2007.
Novelties in the Pig prices section
Prices available in the currency and unit of weight that you choose, and possibility of seeing their evolution with a new graphical system with many more options.
Canada: Manitoba producers to benefit from new Livestock Price Insurance Program
It is a voluntary and user-friendly program which will help producers manage risks related to market volatility and unexpected price declines.
Canadian agriculture sector remains strong
Cattle and hog prices are expected to remain at higher levels over the medium term and livestock producers will find some relief from the high 2012 grain prices.
Brazil: the MAPA suggests a minimum price for pigs
The MAPA presented the proposal for including pig meat in the group of products protected by the Minimum Price Guarantee Policy (PGPM).
European Union: classification of pig carcasses
Class S for lean meat content of 60% or more of carcass weight as an obligatory class and reserved class E for lean meat content of more than 55% but less than 60% of carcass weight.
The reconstruction of the price starts with modesty (and let us be thankful)
It seems that the price has initiated its spring rise, but many factors intervene. Whilst the Russian borders are still closed the collapse of some cuts (especially fats) will be inevitable.