Due to the war in Ukraine, organic pig and poultry farmers are allowed to mix 5% non-organic protein-rich feed crops in the diet.

According to preliminary data from the Livestock Production Statistics released by IBGE, hog slaughter increased by 7.2% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of the previous year. The number of pigs slaughtered totaled 13.64 million, an increase of 2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

The emergency loan meets a need in the swine industry, which has been severely affected by the increase in inputs, especially grain for feed.

The objective of this aid program is to cover part of the increase in animal feed costs on farms.

"Our premise has been and continues to be that the U.S, Europe, and China will have lower hog production in 2022. The first time in history that these three production centers will all be down at the same time", comments Jim Long.

Data from the 2020 agricultural census show a 7.6% reduction in the number of farms and an increase in the livestock inventory.

Funding for two recipient organizations will help the sector increase its capacity to face animal health emergencies including African swine fever.

The campaign is part of the pilot project for implementing the strategic plan Brazil Free of Classical Swine Fever (CSF).

After surging to a record level in March, international coarse grain and vegetable oil prices dropped in April.

African swine fever has been confirmed in a dead wild boar found in the Insugherata natural park, in "Grande Raccordo Anulare" in the Italian capital.

While pigmeat remains the EU's fourth-strongest export sector, exports decreased in January.

The global hunger crisis is “exploding” as the war in Ukraine sends prices of key staples even higher, following a 25% spike in food insecurity last year.

В первую неделю мая консолидация цен на рынке свинины продлилась. О дальнейшем сближении региональных диапазонов цен закупки свидетельствуют результаты еженедельного мониторинга закупочных цен аналитического отдела Ассоциации «Свиноводы Украины».

Lean hog futures plummeted last week as traders kicked the crap out of summer futures in the $20 per head range. Interesting that cash hogs lost ground but not nearly at the rate of lean hog futures. Iowa-Minnesota Friday was 1.0672 a lb. This is the opinion expressed by Jim Long in his regular report.

According to the latest USDA estimates, China will continue to be the world's leading pork producer and importer. The European Union will be the leading exporter of pork.

The factors that elevated meat prices will continue in 2022, including high production costs, declining livestock numbers, and unpredictable consumer behavior, analysts say.

The initiative includes the sustainability labelling of food products.

Pig breeders in Ukraine are facing huge logistical problems to sell their products and generate the necessary income as Russian bombs continue to kill animals and disrupt food chains.

Jim Long's Pork Commentary celebrates 20 years of being published continuously translated into Spanish at PORCICULTURA.COM.

A study on ASF cross-border risk assessment in South-East Asia, China, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea was commissioned to better understand the different risk pathways for (re)introduction.