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Castration remains prevalent in European countries, although the systems used differ from country to country.

A review of the strategies used to reduce boar taint by country and the detection systems available in slaughterhouses.

September will show in all its harshness the precariousness of the present moment: pigs will arrive for slaughter in droves and it remains to be seen whether slaughterhouses will be willing to process those pigs whose pork they cannot sell.

Virtually absent pork exports to China and poor demand in the EU lead to a 17% drop in Spanish price in 7 weeks, and it will keep dropping.

The pig price in Spain is the most expensive in Europe and Burset predicts that it is very close to the upper limit. China is decreasing imports, buying at cheaper prices, and therefore, is absent in the Spanish market.

The price of pork continues to rise and Burset makes a prediction for June. It all seems to be good news for producers and slaughterhouses but the processing industry is in for a storm.

It seems that the deficit in China will last all year and the flow of exports from Spain to this large Asian country will not let up...

Analyst Guillem Burset reviews the current situation of the main European pig markets. Spain stands out against the current. Will it be able to hold out?

It must be acknowledged that for Spanish swine industry not only has not been a bad year but it rather has been an excellent year.

Spanish producers should make it a priority to be more efficient and should realize that growth cannot continue indefinitely.

In less than 48 hours German exports halted, so every week about 9,000 extra tonnes of pork need to be sold within the EU.

It seems that we have already hit the price bottom, although no one is ruling out the possibility of COVID-19 infections reappearing. We will worry in due time, not now, about what may happen when China regains its self-sufficiency.

It is not the strongest, the fastest, or the smartest who survive, but those who are best able to adapt to change.

A 10% cumulative drop in the price of pork in Spain seems mild, very mild indeed for what is to come. Hold on tight, there are curves coming...

The price of pork in Spain is well above that of Europe. With a weekly slaughter of 1,000,000 head, how will coronavirus affect slaughterhouse workers or reduce purchasing from the hotel and catering industry?

We believe that the price of pork in Spain won't drop until after summer.