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Spain Has Nowhere to Put Its Pork, and Europe Will Feel It

Spain Has Nowhere to Put Its Pork, and Europe Will Feel It

Published 29 days ago in Market Analysis

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

Two of Spain's best-paying pork markets are still shut while Spanish plants keep producing more, and our view is that the meat has only one place left to go: Europe.

EU Meat Prices Cool From Winter Highs: How the Market Moved Through Mid-2026

EU Meat Prices Cool From Winter Highs: How the Market Moved Through Mid-2026

Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

EU beef, pork and lamb prices eased from their winter peak through July 2026 but stayed above historical norms. A month-by-month review of the first half, plus an assumption-based outlook on how drought-driven feed costs and animal disease could shape the rest of the year.

Follow the Beans: Why China's Soy Spree Should Worry Meat Sellers

Follow the Beans: Why China's Soy Spree Should Worry Meat Sellers

Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

China is heading for another record year of soybean imports, and because most of those beans become animal feed, the buying spree offers clues about where the global protein and meat trade may go next.

Pork's New Buyers: How the Global Trade Map Is Being Redrawn

Pork's New Buyers: How the Global Trade Map Is Being Redrawn

Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

China is buying far less pork, and the gap is reshaping global trade, as Mexico and Southeast Asia take the lead while Brazil and Europe compete for new customers.

Too Wet in America, Too Dry in Europe: A Riskier World for Feed and Meat

Too Wet in America, Too Dry in Europe: A Riskier World for Feed and Meat

Published about 1 month ago in Industry Insights

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

Heavy rain is damaging crops in the US Midwest while drought shrinks harvests in Europe, and these opposite problems point to the same outcome: tighter, more expensive animal feed and a more volatile meat market.