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In 2020, Spanish livestock exports continued to reach record levels mainly driven by significant demand in the Middle East for cattle and in Asian markets for pork.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, the Spanish meat sector overcame initial disruptions and worked at normal capacity to satisfy domestic and export demand.

The temporary closure of hotels and restaurants in response to COVID-19 lowered domestic demand for high-end meats and slashed prices for meat products such as suckling piglets, Iberico products...

The temporary closure of hotels and restaurants in response to COVID-19 lowered domestic demand for high-end meats and slashed prices by 40 percent for meat products...

On May 30, 2019, Spain held the XI Annual Conference on Animal Health in Madrid. Spanish government representatives, expert scientists, and the European Platform of Animal Health....

Following the economic crisis, Portugal’s livestock production has bounced back and is expected to continue expanding during 2019.

Spain’s production of swine and pork continue to grow, reaching new record levels in 2017.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Spain in late November 2018 concluded with the signature of two protocols that will allow Spain to export fresh pork, value-added pork products and....

2017 was a positive year for the Spanish animal production sector due to lower feed prices, lowering production cost by improving efficiency, higher domestic demand and increasing Spanish livestock...

Over the past years the Spanish pork industry has concentrated on exports and won market share from the United States.

Spanish swine production has continued an upward trend resulting in the largest EU swine herd and second in EU pork production. This production has resulted in record levels of Spanish pork exports.

Spanish swine farmers have weathered the last six months of low prices, and responded to market conditions with a larger pig herd and increased productivity...