Quarterly update: Pig market outlook does not look rosy

Last year, pig market expert Dr John Strak warned that it was time to be cautious about developments in 2018. Looking back, reality has proved him right – and he’s not overly optimistic for the next 12 months. As 2018 is only just behind us, I am bound to look back before looking forward to surmising how the global market for pigs and pork may behave in 2019. At the same point in the calendar last year I wrote, “We haven’t seen any major disease outbreaks; global trade, consumer spendin