InterPIG 2018: Increased production costs
This report examines the relative costs of production in 17 selected countries, known collectively as InterPIG.
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The pig sector is within China's policy priorities
Issues related to agriculture, rural areas, and the rural population remain China's top priorities.
Japan: pork sector sluggish following CSF
Pork production is projected to remain flat in 2020 as the industry struggles to rebound from classical swine fever. The United States expands market share due to lower tariffs.
Poland: grants for animal welfare
Cattle and pig farmers can apply for a new grant to improve animal welfare.
Australia: rising pork prices are encouraging farmers to recover herds
Higher expected Australian swine numbers due to rising prices could result in a recovery in pork production later in the year
China says hog production will return to normal levels this year
Authorities are optimistic as the herd continues to grow and ASF outbreaks are fewer and far between.
Vietnam: still recovering pig census after ASF
The country's pig census still down 23%, but pork output expected to increase this year.
EU will see record pork production in 2020
The EU is forecast to produce a new pork volume record in 2020. Spain is surpassing Germany as the biggest pork producer in the EU.
Pig production increases in Spain in 2019
Pork production continued to increase during the past year and represented almost 64% of the total meat produced.
Canada: hog inventories decline for second consecutive year
The decline of Canadian hog inventories marks the second consecutive year-over-year (January to January) decrease. Demand from Japan helped keep exports up despite ban from China.
Germany: pig slaughter down in 2019
Companies produced less pork, more beef and poultry meat.
ASF Vietnam: How to predict the future without knowing how many sows were destroyed?
Over 5.9 million pigs have been destroyed in Vietnam due to ASF, but the number of sows killed is unknown. IPSARD created two simulation scenarios to help predict the implications.
Brazil: record pork production expected for 2020 amidst COVID-19 uncertainty
Brazilian pork exports and production are expected to rise due to strong exports to China and stable feed costs this year. COVID-19 does pose some uncertainty.
Hog production picks up in China
China sees its fourth consecutive month of growth in recovering its herds in the wake of ASF.
A decade of growth projected for the U.S. pork sector in the 2020's
Robust demand provides incentives for the continued growth of the U.S. livestock and hog sectors over the next ten years, according to USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2029.
Russia: Pig production increased in 2019
Pig production in 2019 increased by 5.1%.