EU pigmeat production will accelerate in 2021
EU pigmeat production is expected to continue increasing in 2021, as additional production in some EU countries more than compensated for the decrease due to ASF in Germany.
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EU pigmeat production is expected to continue increasing in 2021, as additional production in some EU countries more than compensated for the decrease due to ASF in Germany.
Between April and June 2021 excess pork production in China has lowered pork prices, caused small and medium producers to liquidate farm inventories, and limited piglet restocking.
From January to May of this year, pork imports have increased by 65%.
New regulation requires minimum floor space for breeding sows and bans the sale of pork in California that does not come from animals housed under these standards.
As of May 3, 2021, the number of pigs in Germany stood at 24.6 million head.
A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.
The number of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms was down 2% from June 2020.
The new resolution will allow the commercialization of genetically modified animals and their products.
Pig slaughter in Germany was down 4.2% in the first quarter of 2021.
The provisional political agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council on the new Common Agricultural Policy introduces a fairer, greener, more animal friendly and flexible CAP.
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The volume of pork on the Chinese market has continued to increase recently. In May, the slaughter volume increased 44% year-on-year.
In the first trimester of 2021, 22,000 tons of pork were shipped. This amounted to 43% of all imports of pork in the country.
This arrangement would serve to minimize trade impacts to the Canadian swine sector while protecting the swine populations in both countries.