ASF China: Pig herd shrinks 26%; stricter checks announced As a result of the ASF crisis, in June 2019 China’s pig herd was 25.8% smaller than in June 2018. The sow herd...
ASF Vietnam: Commercial farms hit; higher pork import prices No longer is African Swine Fever (ASF) a problem that is only hitting pigs in villages in Vietnam. It has also...
ASF Belgium: 10 new cases; EU pig prices rising The southern Belgian province of Luxembourg has had 2 relatively quiet weeks with 5 and 10 new cases of African...
Armenian pig industry going through hard times Armenia’s pig industry is going through an especially hard time these days with rough competition, low prices...
Brexit and its effect on pig farmers The United Kingdom is about to step out of the European Union. What will it mean for the country’s pig farmers...
ASF China: Commercial farm hit; virus reaches Tianjin African Swine Fever (ASF) appears to have gotten out of control in China. The authorities have reported the...
Russia approves new soft loans for pig industry Russia’s ministry of agriculture has approved the issuing of 240 billion roubles (US$ 4 billion) destined for...
Australians urged to eat more pork to save the pig industry Pig farmers across Australia say they are at crisis point as pork prices plummet to the ‘worst in living memory’...
Domestic pork prices soaring in Ukraine The average retail price for a kg of pork in Ukraine reached 106.28 hryvnia (€ 3.42) as of early May 2018, up by...
Prices for pig feed reach historic lows in Russia The average price of pig feed in Russia has reached historic lows in December 2017. This has led to higher Feed...
Rabobank: Battle for China’s pork market continues In the 1st quarter of 2018, global pork supply is forecast to increase further, mainly driven by the US, Canada,...
Irish farmers call on pork processors to stop price cuts The Irish Farmers Association has called on pig processors to stop undermining the Irish pigmeat sector with...
Rabobank: China imports to determine pork price rise The level to which China imports pork after Chinese New Year will determine the start of the seasonal increase...
2017 will see record pork volume shipped to China International agricultural bank Rabobank expects 2017 to see a record volume of pork being shipped to China.
Danish Crown will pay more in future It must again be attractive to produce slaughter pigs in Denmark. Therefore, between now and 2021, Danish Crown...
Rabobank: China rules global pork market Ongoing strong Chinese import demand and stalling supply will continue to support global pork prices through the...
Quarterly update: Good fortune for pig producers in 2020 A few wild boar crossing a river in Europe – or one tweet by the US president. Small unforeseen things like...
ASF China: Keep calm and carry on Quite a few market experts foresee rising prices for pigs outside Asia now African Swine Fever has been creating...
Quarterly update: Signs of change in global pork market Every quarter, pig market expert Dr John Strak takes a look at the situation of global pig trade. The effects of...
Quarterly update: Pig market outlook does not look rosy Last year, pig market expert Dr John Strak warned that it was time to be cautious about developments in 2018....
Quarterly update: Will ASF change global pig prices? How much can happen in one quarter of a year? Quite a lot, concludes swine market expert Dr John Strak in his...
Quarterly update: Confusion reigns in pig markets Trade wars, tariffs, and retaliation are words that have been given a lot of media exposure in recent weeks. Pig...
Q1 2018: Pig world, fasten your seatbelts There might be rough times ahead in terms of global pig prices, according to pig market expert Dr John Strak. In...
Q4 2017: Will 2018 bring optimism or pessimism? With the 4th quarter of 2017 just having drawn to an end, and with the new year having just arrived, it’s time...
Q3 2017: The global pork outlook has downside risk As from this quarter, pig and pork market expert Dr John Strak will take a deep dive into the world of figures...
BLOG: Diseases running west There is a somewhat unwanted parallel between North America and Europe at the moment, as in both continents,...
SPACE: France facing the crisis After a fall of agricultural income in 2008 (-11% in real terms, after two years of exceptional growth), French...
Another link in the grain price chain - barrels of oil The link between the price of a barrel of oil, biofuel production and the grain price was described in a recent...
Phosphorus Why life would ever be easy, right? Not only cereal prices are high, and according to Rabobank they are going...
High cereal prices II In my last blog, I discussed non-nutritional ways of addressing the problem of high cereal prices. Now, it's...
High cereal prices I High cereal prices are here to remain. At least, for some time, or until fuels stop competing against humans...
Alltech survey shows positive growth in pig feed production For the first time, the international feed tonnage has exceeded 1 billion metric tonnes. That is a 3.7% increase...
Market access important to Canada’s pork sector Canada’s pig inventory has been fairly stagnant since the turn of the century. Traditionally the country has...
Export dependency risky for EU pig industry Increasing exports to non-EU destinations have led to booming pig prices in the first half of 2016. The question...
Renewed focus on finishers in Denmark In recent years, Danish pig producers have embraced their image of being breeding experts. They have highly...
Cherkizovo’s role in Russia’s self sufficiency Russian meat giant, Cherkizovo, recently completed a programme for developing its pork division, and it shows no...
Vast supply lowers pork prices, says Rabobank According to the latest Rabobank Pork Quarterly report, the global pork industry has been searching for...
How PEDv has affected US pig prices It might be a somewhat of a strange remark to make, but in the outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus...
South Korea: A market with potential, and problems South Korea’s pig industry is in constant movement. From having many smaller pig farms, the country is rapidly...
South Africa: Challenges in an isolated industry São Paulo alone consumes nearly twice South Africa’s annual pork production. However as much as that puts the...
PED virus could bring Brazil smiles or sadness What do Haitian immigrants and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus have in common? They are both new...
Shortage of pork is good news for producers Large-scale import restrictions and a somewhat hampering Russian economy have led to a strong and rapid growth...
African Swine Fever in Europe: Big money at stake Many observed it, only a few warned about it – African Swine Fever entering the European Union. Now that the...
Pig production in Crimea – what is it like? The attention of the world turned to Crimea in March 2014, as the peninsula was the core of a Cold War style...
Be vigilant about worm control Good worm control has always been an important part of profitable pig production. But with feed prices near...
Crimea and pig production Is the Crimean crisis good or bad news for pig production? This question has been on my mind for some time while...
Self-sufficiency out of sight as Russia recalculates The year 2021 is Russia’s target for becoming self-sufficient. From the outset this was an ambitious figure, but...
SPACE 2011: France SPACE 2011 takes place at a time of high feed prices, stressful carcass prices, tightening legislation, larger...