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How to reduce boar taint in pig carcasses
In France, the ban on castration of pigs without pain relief, i.e. without anesthesia, has been in force since January 1, 2022, and this has led to the production of entire male pigs. The main difficulty with this type of production lies in the risk of unpleasant odors being present in the meat from these animals.

The EU pork sector is focusing on the domestic market
Improved profitability is expected to support a temporary rebound of slaughter during the second half of this year. With the absence of a full recovery of pork sales to China, the sector is attempting to diversify exports and resetting its focus on the domestic market.

NAMI: Landmark tool supports meat sector greenhouse gas reduction targets
A new tool will aid meat companies of all sizes in measuring greenhouse gas emissions.

Cooperl and Völur join forces to revolutionize pork production with artificial intelligence
Cooperl will implement Völur’s artificial intelligence (AI) solution to optimize carcass sorting and cutting to meet inventory levels and maximize revenue.

Portugal: Decrease in pig slaughter
In the first half of 2023, pig slaughter in Portugal decreased by 6.1%.

Portugal: Significant increase in imports of live pigs
The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 18.5% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

Brazil: Pig slaughter falls in the second quarter
This result breaks the positive annual trend in Brazilian pork slaughter that had been occurring since the second quarter of 2014.

Brazil: Acre receives authorization to export pork to the Dominican Republic
Pork from Acre has secured another important international market.

Australia opens its market to French pork
Australian authorities officially opened their market to raw French pork.

Spanish production driven down by lower exports and animal welfare regulations
Reductions are driven by lower pork exports to non-EU markets, mainly to China, continued high input costs, and imposition of new EU regulations.

U.S. July pork exports continued above year-ago levels
Building on a robust first-half performance, July exports of U.S. pork continued to outpace year-ago levels, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.

Brazil: Paraná achieves its highest six-month pig production ever
From January to June, Paraná recorded the highest number of pigs slaughtered in six months, with 5.9 million head.

Japan temporary suspends of imports of live pigs, pork from Sweden
The suspension is to prevent pigs raised in Japan from being infected with African swine fever virus.

Global meat prices fell in August
The FAO meat price index for all meat types fell in August.

Brazil: Pork expected to grow by 7.4% in Minas Gerais this year
Despite the reaction in the prices paid for live pigs and pork in the second half of June, the monthly averages were below those recorded in May.