Category Archives: News

Shifting dynamics in global pork markets

According to Rabobank’s Global Pork Quarterly Q3 2023, the global pork industry finds itself at ...

Spanish pig prices hold steady amid global shifts

The European pork market has been experiencing a unique phase as Spanish pig prices maintained ...

Using thermal imaging as a method of investigating thermal thresholds in finishing pigs

Recent findings have revealed that modern pigs generate more heat than previously thought, leading to ...

The global appeal of meat drives industry despite feed cost challenges

Feed prices, albeit showing signs of softening, remain uncertain due to factors like weather conditions ...

Many opportunities await SA’s pork industry

Johann Kotzé, CEO of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO), was recently interviewed by ...

Taaibosch Piggery on Landbouweekliks

The Landbouweekliks team and presenter Theodore Jantjies recently visited Taaibosch Piggery. One of the interview ...

New dimension or a paradigm shift?

On 31 March 2023, Guillaume Burset published an interesting article on www.pig333.com regarding the current ...

Farm visit: Large pig farm in Ukraine vows to rebuild and restock after destruction

One of the biggest pig production farms in Eastern Ukraine has suffered major destruction during ...

Gestation crate bans in US swine herds

Ten states in the United States (US) – Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, ...

Spain publishes new animal welfare regulations

The Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado, or BOE) has just published Royal Decree ...

The cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming

The European Union (EU) and France have both set their goal of carbon neutrality by ...

Uncertainties in the global pork sector for 2023

According to Rabobank’s first-quarter report, Global Pork Quarterly Q1 2023, supply is expected to be ...