Belgium: the Food Chain Agreement proposes a direct aid for pig producers
The Belgian Food Chain Agreement proposes a €30 million direct aid for pig producers.
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France: the farmers are still pressing the government
The French farmers, that have been protesting for several days due to the low prices of milk and meat, are still blocking roads.
France: the government announces the aid scheme for the livestock sector
The aid scheme has 24 items and 6 core ideas, among them the recovery of the prices, the restructuring of the debt and the support to exports and competitiveness.
France: Mr. Hollande will guarantee better prices for the pig producers
"Retailers promised to raise the prices significantly to support the producers. We will make sure that this commitment is respected," guaranteed Mr. Hollande, the President of France.
United States: an increase in pork production is expected
Current estimates of second-quarter total red meat and poultry production are below earlier estimates because lower beef and turkey production will likely offset higher broiler and pork production.
Copa and Cogeca call for urgent action to offset severe impact of Russian crisis on EU pigmeat sector
Copa and Cogeca send letter to EU Commission calling for urgent action to offset severe impact of Russian crisis on EU pigmeat sector.
Canada: government supports industry-led study to explore price hog hedging program
Minister Gerry Ritz announced an investment of up to $169,530 to the CPC to explore the feasibility of developing a hedging program that would offer price stability and address the cash flow needs of Canadian hog producers.
European Union: pigmeat production is expected to increase
Pigmeat production is expected to increase further in 2015, driven by low feed prices and a slightly higher breeding sows herd.
The ivory tower or defending the impossible
The harsh reality is that the outlook is bleak in all Europe.
FAO Food Price Index falls to its lowest value since September 2009
The May decline was driven by a 3.8 percent monthly drop in the cereal price index, a 2.9 percent drop in the dairy price index and a one percent drop in the meat price index.
Good News and Big Changes Coming in the US
Big news in US as Seaboard and Triumph Foods announce plans to build and operate a large-scale packing plant in Sioux City. One of the things which this move signals is the further coordination of the production sector with consumer demand.
European Union: Private Storage Aid for Pigmeat may be requested until today, May 8
The deadline for submitting applications for private storage aid for pigmeat under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/360 will be today, May 8, 2015.
May: Everything is new under the sun
April has gone by with a surprising change in the trend of several European markets.
We awaken to hope every morning but reality tucks us in at night
Everyone in the United States is waiting for the return of the seasonal pattern and the prospect of prices breaking out of this extended period of flat-lining which has gone on for almost two months now.
FAO food price index drops again in March
The FAO Food Price Index continued to decline in March, dropping 1.5 percent from February and 18.7 percent (40 points) below its level a year earlier.
Looking forward to the barbecues
Guillem Burset comments on various current affairs of the European pig market: stocks and private storage, merger of Tican and Danish Crown, prospects on the price recovery…