Swine Industry

Swine Industry

1. Leaders in Production

   • China: 54,000,000 metric tons in 2017
   • EU (27) 23,675 thousand metric tons
   • The US, over 11,600,000 metic tons produced
     • US Swine Industry
       • Modern main products
       • 90% of pig farms are family operated (2015)
       • Production areas
         • "Corn Belt", Midwest region
         • Some in North Carolina, Utah, and the Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle
       • Vertical Integration

2. Biggest customers

   • Japan

3. Production Systems

   • "confinement" began in the 1970s
     • safer and easier to control the environment
     • Improved feed efficiency
     • Increased pig comfort and welfare
     • increase worker comfort
     • Due to confined areas, biosecurity protocols are very strict
   • Farrow-to-finish
     • ownership is maintained from bith to market