Rabobank: Global food prices set to stay low in 2017
Record-high stock levels are set to keep worldwide food prices low during 2017 even as inflation starts to rise in many developed economies, according to a major report from Rabobank.
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Agricultural Markets Task Force Presents Recommendations on farmers in the food supply chain
The Commission will consider the report's recommendations and an appropriate policy response in line with its continuous support to the agricultural sector.
Rivers of red ink until next April
The author analyzes the loss-making situation that is engulfing the US pig industry and links its future development to globalisation, which progress seems to be slowing down...
Evolution of pig prices in the EU
Contrary to 2015, EU pigmeat prices in 2016 seem to follow again their seasonal price increase during summer.
Health and economical impact of PRRS in Northern Ireland
The economic potential lost in a unit positive to PRRS could be around 35 – 37% of net unit margin.
Economic impact of post-cervical insemination on a farm
Introduction of post-cervical insemination has a very significant economic impact on the whole of the pork industry, and is a challenge of parallel magnitude to that raised by the transition from natural service to artificial insemination.
Higher forecasts for wheat output and cereal consumption in 2016/17
As a result, global cereal stocks by the end of farming season in 2017 are expected to stand at 635 million tonnes, 1.5 percent below their opening level.
Corn shortages affects pork producers in Brazil
Due to the high domestic price of corn and the uncertain economic situation, it’s expected that future growth in the pork and poultry sectors will slow to about 2 percent per year.
Argentina will strengthen the pig sector
The Ministry brought together the pig value chain to agree on tools that allow to promote the home consumption and the exports.
Value of UK pigmeat fell in 2015
The value of pigmeat fell by £186 million to £1,078 million. This fall was entirely due to the lower price in 2015 compared to 2014 as volumes rose by 3.3 %.
Belgium: analysis of the impact of the Russian embargo on pork
The study allows to establish that the Russian embargo has had a catastrophic effect on the prices, especially on those of pork (-23%) and milk (-32%).
Cereals, oilseeds, and protein and leguminous crops prices and production forecasts
The EU estimates that the sown area of all the cereals would reach levels slightly higher than those of the 2015/16 season, with a total of 57.8 million hectares.
Rabobank: EU grains-to-pork value chains must leverage country strengths
Over the past 30 years, the European value chain—spanning from grains & oilseeds (G&O) via feed to pork—has developed into three main business models: specialisation, semi-integration and full integration.
Spanish swine sector estimates for 2016 a growth
Spanish swine sector estimates for 2016 a growth of 3.5 percent for total slaughters and of 3.9 percent of pork production.
Ireland: €1M package for pig sector
The Minister for Agriculture Food & the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. has announced the mechanism for the distribution of the €1m direct aid package for pig farmers in Ireland.
The EU member countries requested financial aid for 90,025 t of pork whilst they remain in private storage
During the three weeks it has been operating, the EU member countries requested financial aid for a total of 90,025 tons of pork