Page 7 of articles about production

Breeding herd shows no sign of growth.

According to preliminary data, the pig population in December 2023 was 9769.7 thousand, an increase of 1.5% compared to the same period last year.

Slaughter was down 4.8% year-on-year.

According to Rabobank's "Global pork quarterly Q1 2024" report, production will slow in 2024.

Due to the sustained heat wave, approximately 10% of the planted area for second crop soybeans will be lost in the core area.

Average soybean yield is estimated at 4.12 t/ha vs. 1.33 last year. The new production estimate is 1.5 Mt higher than the 18.7 Mt forecast for the region under normal weather conditions.

Clean pig kill in 2023 fell 10% year on year to the lowest annual clean pig kill in a decade.

This is how many pigs were sold, how much pork was produced, and how many pigs were in China in 2023.

If the weather holds, a record corn season is expected, with the potential for record third-quarter exports.

Crop production reached a value of 37.3 billion euros (+1.4%), while livestock production was estimated at 35.3 billion euros (-0.8%).

Argentina's corn, wheat, and soybean production and exports in 2023.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has published its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.