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Pig exports increased in the first nine months of 2024, according to data published by the GPP, provided by INE as preliminary data.

Pig slaughter in the first nine months of 2024 was up 2.6% year-on-year.

Following the signing of the agreement, the union strike planned for December 4 and 5 has been called off.

CCOO de Industria and UGT FICA announce a strike in December in view of the stalemate in the negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement for the meat industry.

Testing for Salmonella in pigs will be suspended as of January 1, 2025.

Danish Crown CEO Niels Duedahl has announced a comprehensive organisational adjustment to deal with the financial crisis facing the company.

Enforcement action against slaughterhouses that mix groups of pigs upon arrival at the slaughterhouse will be taken starting August 15.

For the first time since 2016, there was a slight increase in pork production in the first half of the year.

At its general meeting on June 6, Marché du Porc Breton changed its name to Marché du Porc Français (MPF).

In May 2024, the number of pigs slaughtered was slightly above May 2023 levels but remained well below the 2019-2023 average.

The aim is to prevent animal abuse. In practice, electroshock equipment is used too often and not according to the rules.

Pig exports (for finishing and slaughter) increased by 19.5% in the first quarter of 2024, from 146,624 head in 2023 to 175,140 in 2024.

The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 9.6% and meat and meat product imports increased by 3.9% in the first quarter of 2024.

The three leading slaughterhouses control more than 58% of the country's total slaughter.

There was a 1.8% increase in the total number of pigs slaughtered (+17,272 head), from 944,829 pigs slaughtered in the first quarter of 2023 to 962,101 head in 2024.

Piglet producers can become part-owners in Danish Crown starting July 1.