The third edition of the annual Boerenbusiness Pig analysis is back on the mat with subscribers. Also this year it is magazine again full of background stories, opinions and last year's analysis of the pig market.
The pig sector has already faced a lot of challenges and is facing challenging times, because how should a pig farmer deal with a future that has never been so uncertain before? This year's theme is therefore: 'Stop or continue?'
Market analysis 2018
The analysis of the pig market examines the turning tide in the sector. After 2 good years, optimism gives way to uncertainty. Which way is the market going, what does this mean for pig prices and where are the opportunities and threats in the market? We also look at the influence of China and look ahead to the coming year.
Stop or continue
In the magazine you will also find an article about VAB locations, because as a pig farmer who stops working, what do you do with your company when the barn is empty? We also spoke to sector specialist Koen van Bergen of Rabobank about the future of the sector. He foresees that only about 1.000 pig farmers will remain in the Netherlands.
Boerenbusiness also spoke to pig farmers who took matters into their own hands. Pig farmer Frans van der Zanden left for Canada and found his happiness there. He has never regretted his emigration. "It is good farming in Canada, but you have to seize the opportunities yourself," says van der Zanden.
The Limburg pig farmer Ruud van Dijck is also preparing for the future. With his investment in a HyCare barn, Van Dijck wants to set such a high standard that customers can no longer ignore him.
The magazine also contains 6 tips for surviving a price drop, we look at the effect of the disappointing manure processing on the company and we look at the increasingly advancing African swine fever.
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