Industry

Question 1

What drives price and variation in pigmeat?

Answer 1

-COVID
-Ukraine war
-Disease outbreak china 2019

Question 2

In 2050 how many people will be in the world?

Answer 2

9 billion

Question 3

How many tonnes of port will be produced in 2050?

Answer 3

143 million tonnes

Question 4

How much meat was produced worldwide in 2023?

Answer 4

122 million tonnes
IMPORTANT FIGURE

Question 5

What is the number one produced meat in the world?

Answer 5

Poultry

Question 6

Are pigs efficient?
How do they convert?

Answer 6

-2:5:1
-Very efficient their GHG is a lot less than ruminants, and they have much lower carbon footprint.

Question 7

What was the consumption of pigmeat in 2023?

Answer 7

122 million tonnes.- number one consumed meat.

Question 8

What is the number one eaten meat in the world?

Answer 8

Poultry

Question 9

Back 20 years ago what was the number one eaten meat in the world?

Answer 9

Pig meat

Question 10

Why was there a scarcity of pigmeat in 2019?

Answer 10

African swine flu in china in 2019

Question 11

What did African Swine flu reduce production by in 2019?

Answer 11

25%
-There was a big dip in pig meat consumption

Question 12

Because of the African Swine Flu in China, what were the consequences of this?

Answer 12

-Production reduced by 25%
-Big dip in pigmeat consumption.
-The fall was caused by the fever that upset food security in China.
-Pig meat because very expensive in China.

Question 13

Who is the number 1 pig producer ?

Answer 13

China

Question 14

What % of pigmeat is being produced in china?

Answer 14

45%

Question 15

How many pigs are there in the world?

Answer 15

778 million pigs in the world

Question 16

Where are 54% of all pigs in the world?
(3 places)

Answer 16

-China
-EU
-US

Question 17

What % of pigmeat is traded?

Answer 17

5-6% of pigmeat is traded.

Question 18

What country is the biggest importer of pigmeat?

Answer 18

China

Question 19

Who is the biggest exporter for pigmeat?

Answer 19

-EU
-Shortly behind us is the US.

Question 20

Out of the 122 million tonnes of pigmeat, how many of those did China produce?

Answer 20

-55 million tonnes

Question 21

What % of the pigs are produced in China?

Answer 21

54%

Question 22

What did African swine flu do in 2019 to Chinese farms?

Answer 22

-Killed off any small farms.
-16% reduction of farms due to African swine flu

Question 23

How was China’s response to African Swine Flu?

Answer 23

-Great, production is back up to where it was before 2019

Question 24

In the US how much out of the 122 million tonnes did the US make?

Answer 24

10 million tonnes

Question 25

What % of pork produced worldwide is from the US?

Answer 25

10%

Question 26

Do the US export much meat?

Answer 26

US exports for pig production is massive.

Question 27

Who is the biggest producing state in the US for pigmeat?

Answer 27

Iowa

Question 28

Why is Iowa the biggest producing state in the US for pigmeat?

Answer 28

-Due to feeding corn- the environment is becoming more important, and the Iowa system has decreased, but it's still the biggest producing state in the US.

Question 29

-Name the largest hog farm in the US? -How many sows do they have?

Answer 29

-Smithfield foods -798,000 sows

Question 30

Whats interesting about Smithfield foods?

Answer 30

-Vertical Integration: -They are integrators; they own the farms and supermarkets they own all the supply chain so they control the chain

Question 31

Whats different about the US pork industry?

Answer 31

Virtualisation- Development of vertically integrated pork production systems: The same organisation owns all the stages of the supply chain.

Question 32

How many tonnes of pork production in spain?

Answer 32

4.3 million tonnes

Question 33

how many tonnes of pork production in Germany?

Answer 33

4.0 million tonnes

Question 34

-What country has had a massive increase in pig production over the last number of years in the EU? -Why has this happened?

Answer 34

-Poland -1.8 million tonnes -due to communism to the republic- breakdown of communist farms therefore a pig production in pig production.

Question 35

What country is the number one pig producer in the EU?

Answer 35

Spain

Question 36

What have the Germans done?

Answer 36

They were big importers of pigmeat, but they've invested hugely in pig production because they wanted to be self-sufficient. Germany is now self-sufficient in pigmeat.

Question 37

Where does the EU sit in terms of meat production?

Answer 37

-Pig meat is the meat that is produced in the highest in the EU -50%of meat produced in EU is pigmeat.

Question 38

In the EU how much pig mean in tonnes do we produce?

Answer 38

22 million tonnes

Question 39

What is the % of self sufficiency in the EU?

Answer 39

123%

Question 40

What country in the EU is 1000% self sufficient?

Answer 40

-Denmark -It produces over 10 times the amount required for their countries

Question 41

What country is the biggest exporter in the EU for pigmeat?

Answer 41

Spain

Question 42

What country is a big importer of pigmeat ?

Answer 42

-UK -50% self sufficient -Big importer of pigmeat- brexit

Question 43

Name 2 countries that are 50% self sufficient?

Answer 43

-UK -Italy

Question 44

-How many pigs are in Denmark per square km -What is the ratio of pigs to people?

Answer 44

-267 pigs/square km -Pigs to people 2:1

Question 45

-How many pigs are in Netherlands per square km -What is the ratio of pigs to people?

Answer 45

-258 -1:6

Question 46

-How many pigs are in EU per square km

Answer 46

-32.9

Question 47

-How many pigs are in Ireland per square km?

Answer 47

-30

Question 48

In the EU, where is very dense with pig production?(2)

Answer 48

-Holland -Denmark

Question 49

In the EU how many of the 22 million tonnes of pigmeat we produce are we consuming and exporting?

Answer 49

-19 million tonnes -3/4 million tonnes

Question 50

What is the prediction of pigmeat in the EU in the next 10 years?

Answer 50

-Pig production is expected to fall in the next 10 years due to welfare , poor conditions and due to poor prices

Question 51

IMPORTANT FIGURES: In 2022 we produced ..... We consumed ..... We exported ..... In EU we are self sufficient by what %?... *** is the NO1 producer in EU at *** million tonnes Germany produces *** France produces *** In Ireland we produce *** of total EU production.

Answer 51

1-22.5 million tonnes 2-18.3 million tonnes 3-4.2 million tonnes 4-123% self sufficient 5-Spain @ 4.8 million tonnes 6-4.1 million tonnes 7-2 million tonnes 8-1% of total EU production