America, America... and Germany's doubts. Peace was made and peace there was.
The USA and Canada persist in having rock bottom prices: €0.91/kg carcass, this is, 40% lower than the European prices.
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Keys to Positively Impact Pig Performance and Care
Keys to Positively Impact Pig Performance and Care - Mark Schwartz, Schwartz Farms, from the 2016 World Pork Expo, June 8 - 10, 2016, Des Moines, IA, USA.
The Chilean and Kazakhstani industries study options for cooperation
Kazakhstan has a low production and consumption because it is a country with a mostly Muslim population. Nevertheless, it has the potential to export to Russia and China, which opens an option for future business and investments in the Kazakhstani pig sector.
"Ghost sows" and the other 8 most frequent errors when processing data (1/2)
This first part deals with backward and impossible data, i.e. the sows that are no longer in the farm but still appear both in the management softwatre and the 100% delivery rates in gilts.
Managing our farms I. Motivation
The cost of the staff entails between 6% and 7% of the total production costs of our pigs. Nevertheless, the staff influences this cost by 100%, because almost all the tasks on a farm are manual or controlled by the staff.
Important increase in the pig census in Brazil
The Brazilian pig population, with 40.3 million heads in 2015, grew by 6.3% in comparison with 2014.
Post-Brexit pork trade scenario
Tariff or quota limits on the volume of pork traded between EU and UK could mean sharp price movements, affecting demand.
USA: Pork exports strong in August
Pork exports were up 16 percent from a year ago to 186,689 mt, the largest volume ever posted in August.
Brazil: important increase in pork exports
According to the ABPA's data, the Brazilian pork exports increased by 30.7% in August 2016 with respect to August 2015.
Pork production in India
According to FAS-USDA, pork production in India is estimated at 464 thousand metric tons in FY 2014-15 (April - March).
Canadian pig census increases
According to Canadian Statistics, hog producers reported 13.5 million hogs, up 1.9% from July 1, 2015.
Germany: Meat production again at a high level in the first six months of 2016
The quantity of pork produced by commercial slaughtering (2.8 million tonnes) was down 0.3% (–8,500 tonnes) in the first half of 2016.
Pigs slaughtered in the EU between January and June
Between January and June of this year, a total of 129.34 million pigs have been slaughtered in the UE28 (+2%).
Meat production increase in Spain
Regarding pork, the production during this semester has increased by 7.17% with respect to the same period in 2015 (1,951,899 tonnes).
Look for Imports of ownership and exports of pork
Don’t be surprised over the next decade if another one or two of the large US pork production/processing chains changes hands or gains significant new partners from another country.