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Loading pigs for transport. The war in Ukraine has made the situation for EU producers worse as major input costs rose to eye watering levels in 2022. Photo: Koos Groenewold

16-01-2023 | Expert opinion

Quarterly Update: A cautious welcome to the New Year

Few regions have seen sow inventories grow despite steady progress in disease management - Photo: Peter Roek

01-11-2022 | News

Rabobank: Pork remains good value but slowing economy weighs on demand

A pig looks for food amongst debris on the street of Moshchun village, Ukraine. High energy and feed prices plus increased uncertainty as a result of the Russian aggression in Ukraine suggests that producers will not make a positive supply response to higher prices in 2022. Photo: EPA

24-10-2022 | Expert opinion

Quarterly Update Q3: Keep calm and keep your head down

Photo: Henk Riswick

19-09-2022 | News

A shortage of live pigs in Ukraine spurs retail pork prices

Quarterly Update Q2: Pig prices to rise but pork supply to fall

18-07-2022 | Expert opinion

Quarterly Update Q2: Pig prices to rise but pork supply to fall

War and agriculture do not go well together. The effects of the war in Ukraine will be felt in commodity prices. - Photo: Shutterstock

02-05-2022 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: Global pork market is in a phoney war

In 2022, the glass is half full. - Photo: Canva

24-01-2022 | Expert opinion

Quarterly pig outlook: A glass half full?

Illustration: Shutterstock

08-11-2021 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: China’s pig cycle is felt across the planet

Grow-finisher pigs on a farm close to Beijing. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

28-07-2021 | News

Rabobank: Chinese volatility determines global pork market

There is a general sense of optimism in the worldwide swine industry, but there are reasons to be cautious for the road ahead. - Photo: Shutterstock

12-07-2021 | Article

Quarterly update: Pig markets have reasons to be cautious

Pigs can fly after all - the pig market prices look optimistic for the near future. - Photo: Shutterstock

06-04-2021 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: Happy days again for pig producers

Pork abundantly for sale in a shop in Vancouver, BC, Canada. - Photo: Shutterstock

08-02-2021 | News

Rabobank: Pork supplies to grow again in 2021

It looks like the world of pigs will feel the effects of Covid-19 and ASF a little longer in 2021. - Illustration: Shutterstock

04-01-2021 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: Pig prices will fall, and rise, in 2021

A good example of China s building progress: the multi-storey pig farms by Yangxiang. - Photo: Henk Riswick

30-10-2020 | News

Rabobank Q4: As China rebuilds, where will pork exports go?

A border pole and the electric wildlife fence on the border between Germany and Poland in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. - Photo: EPA/Filip SInger/ANP

19-10-2020 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: All change as ASF arrives in Germany

The effect of African Swine Fever virus was overtaken by SARS-CoV-2, causative agent of Covid-19. - Illustration: Shutterstock

03-08-2020 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: A tale of 2 viruses