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 ago. International poultry meat quotations declined amid ample export s…
After several years of favourable conditions, the Dutch agricultural sector presents a more mixed picture in 2026. According to ABN AMRO’s latest sector analysis, dairy, pig and arable crop producers face market prices …
Profitability on French pig farms remains under pressure, although the sharp rise in quotations recorded since July has improved the situation, according to FranceAgriMer. In June of 2026, feed costs calculated by Ifip …
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 on the European Union. The rise follows good farmer revenues in 2025, wh…
According to Rabobank's World Pork Map 2026, global pork trade has become increasingly fragmented and competitive, moving away from the China-centric model that characterized the last decade toward a more diversified an…
The Meat Institute this month will celebrate its 120th anniversary, marking 12 decades of representing and serving the meat and poultry industry. Several of its members recognized the historic milestone in a celebratory…
Pig outlook—Oct 1: Lean hog futures bears remain in control December lean hog futures on Thursday hit a contract low. The near-term chart posture in hog futures remains bearish amid a price downtrend in place on the dai…
The National Government announced a new step in its strategy to internationalize Colombia’s agricultural sector, following the Philippines’ approval of the veterinary health certificates agreed with Colombia for beef an…
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. This downward movement is customary at this time of year, but the drop was great…