Heat wave, fires, and few pigs
Never before had the Spanish pig price reached 1.689 €/kg live... What will happen in autumn?
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Russia: Retail pork price estimates for 2022
The retail cost of pork in Russia in 2022 will grow at a rate many times lower than inflation due to an increase in the production of this product and stabilization of the cost structure.
A very uncertain future awaits
Guillem Burset analyzes the current situation of the Spanish swine industry in the European and world market and gives us clues about what may happen in 2023.
ASF draws dangerously close to France: Possible effects on pork trade
With African swine fever on France's doorstep, a study assesses how much the losses would total.
Netherlands: Producers won't break even this year, says Rabobank
With rising costs, there is little chance that the piglet price in the Netherlands will reach break-even levels in 2022, according to Rabobank.
Denmark develops national PRRS control plan
Denmark has developed a national PRRS control plan to reduce the number of positive pig farms.
At last, the precarious balance is undone!
After several weeks of stable prices in Spain due to the fight between slaughterers and producers, the Spanish pig price finally went up. Guillem Burset forecasts what will happen now.
Webinar recap: The Russia-Ukraine War. The implications for the agriculture industry
Here's a recap of the webinar on the impacts of the war and nutritional proposals to face the current raw material crisis. Use the timestamps to listen to the parts that most interest you.
New scenario
Guillem Burset analyzes the current situation in the European swine market, which is entering uncharted territory: skyrocketing prices, exports threatened, prices of raw materials and energy going through the roof, a lack of pigs...
Responses are in for 333's pig prices in 2022 survey: Uncertain global context
These are our users' forecasts for the average pig price at slaughter for 2022. We received 831 responses from 62 countries.
EU: Reduced pigmeat production expected this year
High costs and lasting effects of ASF are expected to push EU pigmeat production downwards in 2022. EU exports should also decrease due to ASF issues in spite of recovering exports to the UK.
Argentina's swine industry outcomes in 2021
Despite an increase in domestic supply and a drop in exports, per capita pork consumption in Argentina increased by just 1.5% compared to 2020.
Explosive market. Force Majeure.
An early release of the economic commentary by Guillem Burset gives us the keys to understanding where the European meat industry is at this moment in time.
Japan's pork production expected to be down this year
Japan’s 2022 pork production is projected down slightly from 2021, so
expected strong retail demand will be met by greater imports in 2022
We are finally on our way out of this hell!
February comes to an end with the pig price rising. At the moment there are not enough pigs in Spain to keep up with the record pace of slaughter seen in January.
How close were your predictions for pig prices in 2021? We put 333 users to the test
The results are in! We asked our users what they thought the average pig price in their respective countries would be in 2021. Let's see how you all did.