EU PiG Newsletter May 2020
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2019 Ambassador Focus: Meat Quality and Precision Production
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The EU PiG project seeks to share the benefits of on-farm best practice between producers to promote a sustainable pig industry across the EU. This issue focuses on four of the project's 2019 Ambassadors and how they approach key meat quality and precision production challenges.
Theme: Meat Quality
Challenge: Replacing GMO in soy for feed production
Ambassador: Terhi Harjunmaa-Levonen, Finland
The quantity of locally grown broad beans in finisher pig feed has been increased by 200%, with a positive impact on pig performance for Finnish pig producer Terhi Harjunmaa-Levonen.

Theme: Meat Quality
Challenge: Opening farms to engage with public
Ambassador: Shane McAuliffe, Ireland
Irish producer Shane McAuliffe has opened his farms to the public, with a passion to better inform consumers about sustainable pig production.

Theme: Precision Production
Challenge: Dashboard systems/benchmarking
Ambassador: Jesper Hansen, Denmark
Danish producer Stovgaard is using a data monitoring system to record real time biological data, including water and feed intake and weights.

Theme: Precision Production
Challenge: Reducing piglet mortality
Ambassador: Theo Vernooij, Netherlands
Dutch producer, Theo Vernooij, is reducing piglet mortality through a system that focuses on a high standard of care throughout his breeding herd.

For further details about these best practices, please contact the appropriate RPIG leader.
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Covid-19: Pig meat market remains difficult in Europe
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Despite some easing of lockdown measures within Europe over the past few weeks, the market for slaughter pigs has still become increasingly challenging. In the week ending 26 April, the EU average reference price dropped by €2.57 to €178.66/100kg, the lowest price since last August. Reports indicate demand is difficult both on the domestic and export markets, even though pig supplies are not particularly large.
To read this report, produced by EU PiG partner, AHDB click here
AHDB has also produced a short video looking at what the Coronavirus pandemic could mean for the global pork market in the longer-term.
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Please continue to visit the EU PiG website to keep up to date in terms of developments. The website is being refreshed over the coming months in order to further facilitate knowledge exchange to help producers drive and adopt innovation on farm.
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