France Reflects on Cost of Cheap Food at Any Price
“The real victims of the latest [agricultural] crises are those who have invested the most,� French farm minister. Bruno Le Maire. told delegates at a day-long conference in Paris to discuss the way agricultural commodity prices develop into retail...

Russian Federation - Livestock and Products Annual - 2011
Government measures and improved feed supplies have positively reversed pork production expectations. However, production gains are not likely to replace 30 percent lower TRQ quantities in 2012, according to the latest GAIN Report from the USDA Foreign...

USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report - September 2011 [Updated]
The latest quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

InterPIG 2010 Results
In 2010, most countries experienced higher feed costs, while countries such as France, the Netherlands and Ireland faced the opposite.

Brazil – Livestock and Products Annual 2011
Pork production in Brazil is estimated to increase by two per cent in 2012, mostly supported by the demand from the domestic market, since exports are estimated to decline by one a per cent due the uncertainties over the Russian market, according to the...

Ukraine – Livestock and Products Annual 2011
Production of pork in 2012 is expected to rebound after a slight drop in 2011 boosted by internal demand and cheap feeds, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

EU Pig Populations – 2010 – Update
The latest update for the EU pig population from Eurostat completes the data set and reveals an estimated fall of more than 926,000 animals or 0.6 per cent from the previous year to bring the EU total to just under 151 million pigs in 2010. Jackie Linden,...

EU Pig Meat Production – 2010 – Update
According to Eurostat, pig meat production in the EU-27 was just over 22.0 million tonnes last year – 3.4 per cent more than 2009 – following a recent revision. Most countries – and all of the top 12 pig meat-producing countries – registered increases...

United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update – September 2011
The upward trend in DAPP since February came to an end in mid-July, according to James Park, senior economic analyst with AHDB Meat Services Economic and Policy Analysis Group in his latest explanation of the trends in the UK and EU.

QMS Pig Market Report - September 2011
In recent weeks, prime pig producer prices have been falling steadily after reaching their seasonal peak in mid-July, writes Iain Macdonald from Quality Meat Scotland.

Australia – Livestock and Products Annual 2011
Pig meat production is expected to increase steadily in CY 2012 in response to improved feed supplies, according to the latest GAIN report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Republic of Korea - Livestock and Products Annual - 2011
Pork production in 2012 is set to rapidly expand but will still remain slightly below the levels prior to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD), according to the latest GAIN report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

US Pork Outlook
Amidst drought and domestically high feed prices, exports are flourishing, according to Rachel J. Johnson in the latest Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook report from US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service.

BPEX Export Bulletin - September 2011: Week 36
The British Pig Executive's (BPEX) Export Bulletin for the first week of September 2011 reports pig industry trends from around the world.

Feed Outlook – September 2011
The US corn yield has dropped and this is expected to boost prices, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates – September 2011
While coarse grain stocks are expected to be lower this month, wheat stocks are projected to be up, according to the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

Does it Pay to Take Pigs to Heavy Slaughter Weights?
It is well known that as a pig grows it becomes less efficient at converting feed to weight gain. Therefore, depending on pig price and feed costs there is an optimum slaughter weight which will maximise profitability, according to researchers at AFBI....

Hong Kong – Livestock and Products Annual
Hong Kong's imports of US pork and offals are expected be 32 per cent lower this year than in 2010 as the result of a continued decrease in US pork exports transshipping through Hong Kong, according to Caroline Yuen and Juliana Madrid in the latest GAIN...

Currency Chaos Creates Uniform Market (August 2011)
By Chris Harris, Editor-in-Chief of ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in the August 2011 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis, including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe...

Canadian Hog Statistics – Second Quarter 2011
There were marginally fewer hogs on Canadian farms on 1 July this year than on the same date in 2010, while the sow inventory was 1.1 per cent lower, according to the latest quarterly report from Statistics Canada.

US Pork Outlook – August 2011
High feed prices will curb production next year, according to the USDA Economic Research Service in its Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook for August 2011.

United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - August 2011
The DAPP in the UK continued its recent upward trend in June but then fell back again during July, according to James Park, senior economic analyst with AHDB Meat Services Economic and Policy Analysis Group in his latest explanation of the trends in the...

BPEX Export Bulletin - August 2011: Week 33
The British Pig Executive's (BPEX) Export Bulletin for August 2011 reports pig industry trends from around the world.