Dear readers,
Some good news from the pig industry:
- In Spain the León People’s Union (UPL) has secured a commitment from the Parliament of Castile and León to implement a system of mobile slaughterhouses to serve livestock farms that request them in areas affected by the permanent closure of the nearest slaughterhouses or those located far from conventional slaughterhouses.
- In Poland, in Sokołów Podlaski, of its kind in Poland The Industry Skills Center (BCU), the only educational facility specializing in the field of meat processing has been finalized. The center was financed under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Union of Producers and Employers of the Meat Industry and Business Consulting Group.
- According to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s latest “Cold Storage” report, frozen pork supplies were down just 1% from April, but 7% from last year.
- U.K. based Hilton Food Group launched construction of its first food processing and distribution facility in North America, a project that is slated to open in 2026. The global food company is spending C$192 million to build a facility in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, which is expected to create 150 jobs when operations launch next year.
- The U.S. New Mexico Department of Agriculture will accept applications throughout July for its FY26 Local Meat Processing Grant, offering up to $3 million in funding to support in-state meat processors.
Events calendar:
- The “JFEX Summer JAPAN INT’L FOOD & BEVERAGE EXPO”, an international fair in Tokyo, is dedicated to showcasing food and beverages from around the world. This year the JFEX takes place on 3 days from Wednesday, 09.07.2025 to Friday, 11.07.2025.
- The IFT FIRST “Food Improved by Research, Science, and Technology” reflects the mission of the Institute of Food Technologists to enhance the global food system through science and research. Held annually at the impressive McCormick Place in Chicago, the IFT FIRST will take place on 4 days from Sunday, 13. July to Wednesday, 16. July 2025 in Chicago.
- AGROEXPO of Colombia is recognized as the leading agricultural and livestock trade fair in Latin America and the Caribbean. AGROEXPO takes place on 12 days, starting Wednesday, 09.07.2025.
- Agri Intex is a major international trade fair for agriculture and livestock, held annually at the state-of-the-art Codissia Trade Fair Complex in Coimbatore, South India. It takes place on 5 days from Thursday, 10.07.2025 to Monday, 14.07.2025.
Who Do You Think You Are?
Almost all the table is red, under the effect of the German pig and piglet stock exchange level.
Meanwhile the heat wave is hitting new values and areas. In Spain values reached 44-46° C, the live weight of the pigs delivered to the slaughterhouses decreased with 1,6 kg. In the Netherlands temperature reached 38-39° C, most of the Dutsch pig farms are not technically equipped to handle this heat.
All the pig livestock sector questioned the level of price reduction in Germany. In several debates with meat traders and slaughterhouses the justification was that: WE have lost the competitiveness of the European pork on the Asian market. Well, I have to do some remarks…
WE, as pig sector, have several components. I would separate it in 3 categories: the livestock producers(farmers), the slaughterhouses and the meat traders. While there are some enterprises covering all the 3 areas, most of the business is handled by separate entities.
WE, the farmers, are the ones that produce the raw material for the other two players. When YOU, slaughterhouses and meat traders, push us in the red zone, then YOU will have trouble in finding the raw material for YOUR activity. WE, the farmers, produce the pigs in Europe, according to environmental and animal welfare regulations that are way above the ones of the United States or Brasilia, to whom you are comparing us. WE, the farmers, use high amount of soia protein, imported from the United States or Brasilia. Our domain, the livestock production, are overregulated, more and more farms are going out of business in the European Union. I may be wrong, but did WE, the farmers, hear YOU, slaughterhouses and meat traders, rising YOUR voice to protect our activity, as your raw material suppliers?!
Who do YOU think YOU are?
