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Industry Flashcards

1
Q

What drives price and variation in pigmeat?

A

-COVID
-Ukraine war
-Disease outbreak china 2019

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2
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In 2050 how many people will be in the world?

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9 billion

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3
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How many tonnes of port will be produced in 2050?

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143 million tonnes

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4
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How much meat was produced worldwide in 2023?

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122 million tonnes
IMPORTANT FIGURE

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5
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What is the number one produced meat in the world?

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Poultry

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6
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Are pigs efficient?
How do they convert?

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

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7
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What was the consumption of pigmeat in 2023?

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122 million tonnes.- number one consumed meat.

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8
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What is the number one eaten meat in the world?

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Poultry

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9
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Back 20 years ago what was the number one eaten meat in the world?

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Pig meat

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10
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Why was there a scarcity of pigmeat in 2019?

A

African swine flu in china in 2019

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11
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What did African Swine flu reduce production by in 2019?

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

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12
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Because of the African Swine Flu in China, what were the consequences of this?

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-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.

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13
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Who is the number 1 pig producer ?

A

China

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14
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What % of pigmeat is being produced in china?

A

45%

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15
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How many pigs are there in the world?

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778 million pigs in the world

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16
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Where are 54% of all pigs in the world?
(3 places)

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-China
-EU
-US

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17
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What % of pigmeat is traded?

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5-6% of pigmeat is traded.

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18
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What country is the biggest importer of pigmeat?

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China

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19
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Who is the biggest exporter for pigmeat?

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-EU
-Shortly behind us is the US.

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20
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Out of the 122 million tonnes of pigmeat, how many of those did China produce?

A

-55 million tonnes

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21
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What % of the pigs are produced in China?

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54%

22
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What did African swine flu do in 2019 to Chinese farms?

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

23
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How was China’s response to African Swine Flu?

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

24
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In the US how much out of the 122 million tonnes did the US make?

A

10 million tonnes

25
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What % of pork produced worldwide is from the US?

A

10%

26
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Do the US export much meat?

A

US exports for pig production is massive.

27
Q

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

A

Iowa

28
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Why is Iowa the biggest producing state in the US for pigmeat?

A

-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.

29
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-Name the largest hog farm in the US?
-How many sows do they have?

A

-Smithfield foods
-798,000 sows

30
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Whats interesting about Smithfield foods?

A

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

31
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Whats different about the US pork industry?

A

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

32
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How many tonnes of pork production in spain?

A

4.3 million tonnes

33
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how many tonnes of pork production in Germany?

A

4.0 million tonnes

34
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-What country has had a massive increase in pig production over the last number of years in the EU?
-Why has this happened?

A

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

35
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What country is the number one pig producer in the EU?

A

Spain

36
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What have the Germans done?

A

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.

37
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Where does the EU sit in terms of meat production?

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

38
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In the EU how much pig mean in tonnes do we produce?

A

22 million tonnes

39
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What is the % of self sufficiency in the EU?

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123%

40
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What country in the EU is 1000% self sufficient?

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

41
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What country is the biggest exporter in the EU for pigmeat?

A

Spain

42
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What country is a big importer of pigmeat ?

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

43
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Name 2 countries that are 50% self sufficient?

A

-UK
-Italy

44
Q

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

A

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

45
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-How many pigs are in Netherlands per square km
-What is the ratio of pigs to people?

A

-258
-1:6

46
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-How many pigs are in EU per square km

A

-32.9

47
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-How many pigs are in Ireland per square km?

A

-30

48
Q

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

A

-Holland
-Denmark

49
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In the EU how many of the 22 million tonnes of pigmeat we produce are we consuming and exporting?

A

-19 million tonnes
-3/4 million tonnes

50
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What is the prediction of pigmeat in the EU in the next 10 years?

A

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

51
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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.

A

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

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