Important reduction in the census of sows in Poland
Noticeably, the decline in the number of breeding sows reached a significant 14.8%, the ensuing census amounting to 814,400 animals.
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Spain: meat production rose by 5.8% in 2015
Regarding swine, in 2015 the Spanish abattoirs slaughtered 46,379,926 pigs, producing 3.89 million tonnes of pork.
Important increase of pig production in Argentina
In 2015, a total of 5.52 million pigs were slaughtered. This entails a rise by 8.9% with respect to 2014.
Women in Pig Farming
What role do females play on a pig farm? From tractor drivers, to farrowing barn specialists to so much more – these women are Real Pig Farmers of America. This is #RealPigFarming.
Distressing and disappointing market
There is a total crisis situation in all Europe.
Rabobank: EU grains-to-pork value chains must leverage country strengths
Over the past 30 years, the European value chain—spanning from grains & oilseeds (G&O) via feed to pork—has developed into three main business models: specialisation, semi-integration and full integration.
Spain is the country with the highest pig census in the EU, beating Germany for the first time.
With an increase by 6.8% and a total census of 28,367,340 pig heads, Spain is the country with the highest pig census in the EU, beating Germany for the first time.
The U.S. livestock sector is projected to increase production over the next decade
Pork production rises over the projection period, with increases also supported by rising slaughter weights.
Spanish swine sector estimates for 2016 a growth
Spanish swine sector estimates for 2016 a growth of 3.5 percent for total slaughters and of 3.9 percent of pork production.
Largest number of pigs in Germany and Spain
Germany (28.3 million swine, or 19% of the EU total) and Spain (26.6 million, or 18%) were by far the two Member States with the largest numbers in 2014.
How to care for 7,000 pigs
It’s a full time job to make sure pigs have 24-hour access to food, fresh water and to keep their housing clean and cool.
The Brazilian pork production grew by 5%
The Brazilian pork production rose by 4.95% in 2015 in comparison with 2014, with a total production of 3,643 million tonnes.
Too many pigs
Spanish abattoirs are slaughtering at their maximum capacity, but nevertheless, several weeks will be needed (probably until late February) to reabsorb the accumulation of delayed pigs.
French pig market marked by fragility in 2015
In the first nine months of 2015 the exports fell by 8%.
Chile beats a record in pork exports
In 2015, 55% of the Chilean pork was exported, so the Chilean industry has become established as a leader in meat exports.
We are stepping on solid ground, or where to start the recovery from
In order to dream of better prices we must find a bottom from where to rebound. We are very probably there, although Spanish market is, right now, heavier than the German one.