Page 10 of articles about slaughterhouse
Historic measure: Quebec hogs will be slaughtered in the United States
For the first time, Quebec pork producers may have to export piglets and slaughter hogs to the United States.
Philippines: Funding for meat cold storage, postharvest centers
The government will establish cold storage warehouses complete with meat-cutting facilities in an effort to support the pig sector following adverse ASF outbreaks in the country.
Panama: Pig slaughter increases, jumps in September
The number of head slaughtered between January and October has increased by 3% over the same period last year.
Faced with extra pigs, Danish Crown will pay two different prices
ASF in Germany has significantly reduced the number of Danish slaughter pigs destined for Germany, increasing the number of pigs to be slaughtered by Danish Crown, which has been forced to set two different prices.
Canada: Pig slaughter, pork imports, exports all up in 2020
Hog slaughter in Canada is up slightly from 2019 while exports have increased 18% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2020.
Sharp drop in prices!
Pig prices in the European markets deteriorated significantly last week. The German market was the only one to hold out.
COVID-19? But Spain is breaking record after record!
The price of pork in Spain is the highest in Europe, both currently and in terms of the average so far this year (although the downward trend observed is irreversible in the short-term and will continue).
Panama: Increase in pig slaughter, first nine months 2020
Between January and September 2020, the country's pig slaughter has increased by 2.4% compared to the same period last year.
Philippines: Government investigates why pork prices are high if supply is up
The Philippine Department of Agriculture is looking into the reasons for a rising pork price despite an increased frozen pork supply.
China: Recovery of live pig production "better than expected" in first three quarters of 2020
The live pig census has been restored to 84% compared to 2017 levels, and pork prices are falling.
In search of the new balance
Lots of things brewing out there with both supply and demand. Rarely do we get such action at the same time on both sides of the price determination.
Iowa State University researchers investigate ag supply chain resiliency
Portugal: Decrease in pig slaughter in the first half of 2020
There was a 4.5% reduction in the number of pigs slaughtered in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019.
China lifts temporary ban on Vion pork imports
China: Pork supply-demand pressure to decrease in fourth quarter
As pig production continues to recover, the pork supply is gradually improving, which is expected to keep Q4 pork prices lower than last year.