Spain: Union of Unions requests aid for pig farmers due to the increase in costs

Published 2023년 1월 30일

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The article highlights the significant challenges faced by the pig farming sector in Spain, as reported by Unión de Uniones. The sector saw a 17% rise in pig prices in 2022, despite a 37% increase in feeding costs and 70% of their expenses being attributed to animal feed. The sector has not been included in aid meant to mitigate the economic impact of the Ukraine conflict. The union also emphasizes concerns over the spread of African Swine Fever in Europe and seeks stricter controls and a balance in the number of fattening farms with mother farms to decrease live animal imports. Additionally, the union is pushing for an Integration Law for livestock sectors and calls for the adaptation of environmental requirements to the realities of farming.

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Unión de Uniones assures that the market price of pigs rose 17% last year while the cost of feeding grew 37%. According to the organization, "farmers do not make a profit from their meat." According to his calculations, animal feed accounts for 70% of the production cost in the case of non-integrated farms. If they are integrated with a company, their costs have also increased, especially in terms of energy. For this reason, Union of Unions claims that at the state level the sector has been left out of aid intended to alleviate the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and urges the Administration to provide more support. "We can stay a bit, as they say, to see them coming, but not forever, as it seems they want to leave us," the organization laments. “The feeding of our animals represents an important part of our activity, but there is also the issue of energy. Everything is adding up ”, they add. The organization criticizes that a sector so important for the economy at the ...

Source: Arriba El Campo