European Union: a quarter of pig meat is produced in Germany
With a production of 5.5 million tonnes, corresponding to 25% of the EU total, Germany was in 2013 the main producer of pig meat in the EU, followed by Spain (3.4 mn t or 16%).
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Expand at the rate of expected increases in net exports or red ink will flow
Export markets may not be as robust as forecast by USDA due to very slow economic growth and actual recession in many countries. Add to that the massive value increase of the dollar versus its chief competitive currencies as the cost of oil plummeted…
Russian government imposing grain export duties
Prime Minister Medvedev said at the meeting that Russia had a splendid harvest this year, and that exports had risen considerably, so the country needed a reserve.
United States: hogs and pigs inventory up two percent
Between September and November 2014, 29.4 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, up 4 percent from the same time period in 2013.
Brazil: agricultural GDP reached 1.1 trillion reais
Last year, 2014, the agribusiness Gross Domestic Product (GDP) accounted for between 22.0% and 23.0% of the total GDP of the Brazilian economy, amounting to 1.1 trillion reais approximately.
Mexico: seventh largest producer of animal protein in the world
Mexico is the tenth largest producer of pork, with an annual output of 1.2 million tons.
Something besides your waistline is expanding during the Holidays in the USA
USA breeding herd expansion seems inevitable.
EU meat production is expected to increase
According to "Prospects for EU agricultural markets and income 2014-2024", EU meat production is expected to increase to 44.9 million tonnes.
Czech Republic: decrease in number of slaughtered pigs
The number of slaughtered pigs decreased by 1.3% to 653 858 heads; however, raised weight at slaughter (115.5 kg) caused a slight growth of pigmeat production by 0.6%.
InterPIG - Costs of pig meat production
The average cost of production in the EU was £1.56/kg deadweight, a six per cent increase in sterling terms compared to 2012.
United States: corn, soybeans on track for record-high yield, production
Corn production is expected to reach 14.4 billion bushels this year, up 3 percent from 2013. Soybean production is forecast at 3.96 billion bushels this year, up 18 percent from 2013.
Chile: drop in pork production
Pork production between January and August 2014 reached 348,000 tones. This represents a fall by 6.9% with respect to the same period in 2013.
Spain: the foreign food and agriculture trade is one of the pillars of the economic recovery
Ms. Isabel García Tejerina presented the Annual Directory “Food Production in Spain in 2014”, produced by MERCASA with the data of 2013.
Mexico: the SAGARPA increases the budget for the livestock sector
The SAGARPA will set aside more than 7,261 million pesos for this activity in 2015.
Denmark: increase of pig population
The total census on 1st October stood at 12.8 million head, which represents an increase of 4% over the same period last year.