Swine news - Economy

While the FAO meat price index remained unchanged from May, world pig meat prices increased in June.

International maize prices saw a fifth consecutive monthly decline.

The USDA report "Concentration and Competition in U.S. Agribusiness" sheds light on the United States swine industry.

According to Eurostat data, fertilizer consumption in the EU fell by 2% in 2021.

Global agricultural and food production are projected to continue to increase over the next ten years, but at a slower pace of growth than the previous decade due to demographic trends, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032.

At the beginning of May 2023, the number of pigs in Germany was 20.7 million head, down 7.3% from the previous year.

The legislation specifies that the term "meat" does not include an analogue product or a cell-cultured product and that these products must be clearly labelled as such.

As of June 1, there were 72.4 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms.

So far this year, the state has exported 260.7 thousand tons of pork, an increase of 14.0% in relation to the same period in 2022.

After February’s exports bounce back, the EU agri-food trade continued to progress with a significant increase in exports in March.

Green Deal: Law to fight global deforestation and forest degradation driven by EU production and consumption enters into force

Farmers can be compensated for economic losses due to market disturbances, high input prices, falling agricultural product prices, and climate events.

New research examines the question of how keeping pigs without tail docking can be made possible.

The National Retail Benchmarking study aims to improve the position of pork in the market by focusing on the quality and consistency of pork, as well as various meat case metrics.

The Russian Federation may increase pork exports this year to 200-220 thousand tons compared to 173 thousand tons in 2022.

Baden-Württemberg has experienced a sharp decrease in the number of piglets.

A Bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group has been formed to focus on the workforce issues faced by the nation's agricultural producers.

The Bundestag has approved the law submitted by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture for mandatory state labeling according to animal husbandry.

In May 2023, the pig inventory in this German state reached 5.73 million head on 5,410 farms, of which 2.84 million were finishing pigs.

Senators introduced the EATS Act to ensure state autonomy over agricultural practices following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 12.

Global pig meat production is expected to drop slightly.

FAO’s latest release of the Food Outlook points to likely increases in production across most categories.

Spain has imported over 14% more piglets from the Netherlands so far this year.

A letter urges Congress to reintroduce the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act to prevent states from impeding interstate agricultural trade.