Fewer kilos and more selection: how three Colombian producers are facing the price crisis
No farm controls the price, but each one decides how many animals it produces and at what weight it sells them.
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EU pig slaughter forecast to fall in 2027 on weak piglet prices
EU pig slaughter is forecast to fall by 0.52% in 2027 to 229.3 million head, according to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service livestock report on…
Brazil: Santa Catarina breaks pork export record in 2026
Santa Catarina exported 437.4 thousand tons of pork between January and July 2026, generating US$ 1.09 billion in revenue.
Milan Stock Exchange Commodities 6 October 2026: soybeans, bran and pollard, and animal fats rise; corn and barley confirmed
CORN/MAIZE National (A; 9.3): 252-256€/ton (0/0). MINOR CEREALS AND CEREAL SUBSTITUTES Heavy national barley (A; 11.2): 241-245€/ton. (0/0).
FAO Meat Price Index down in September
The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 127.9 points in September, down 1.5 points (1.1%) from its revised August value and in line with its level a year…
Netherlands: economic outlook for the pig sector worsens
After several years of favourable conditions, the Dutch agricultural sector presents a more mixed picture in 2026.
France: pig farming profitability remains under pressure
Profitability on French pig farms remains under pressure, although the sharp rise in quotations recorded since July has improved the situation…
EU pig slaughter set to rise in 2026 on strong 2025 returns
EU pig slaughter is forecast to increase by 0.36% in 2026 to 230.5 million head, according to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service livestock report…
September UK clean pig slaughterings down year on year, as sow throughput soars
Having trended well above year-earlier figures for the first eight months of the year, September UK clean pig slaughterings were down 1.1% on…
GB pig prices for week ending October 10 – big drop for SPP
Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain.
Weekly pig report: Lean hog futures bears remain in control
Pig outlook—Oct 1: Lean hog futures bears remain in control December lean hog futures on Thursday hit a contract low.
Increased supply and weight bring a sharp drop in pig prices
2 of October 2026 Pig prices in Portugal fell by 0,06€/kg carcass to 1,98€/kg carcass on the Pig Exchange in the second half of September.