Pigs can fly after all - the pig market prices look optimistic for the near future. - Photo: Shutterstock
The year 2021 has started with a few surprises in the global pork market – prices have risen much more quickly than expected in the USA and Europe – and have fallen rather more quickly in China. Pig market expert Dr John Strak shares his quarterly views. This recovery began in the USA at the end of January and then spread to Europe in the beginning of March. The contraction of herds and numbers of market pigs in these 2 regions has been significant. In China, the surprise is that the offici
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