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Pig Conferences
The annual Pig Conferences are the main event of the agri benchmark Pig activities.
In our conferences we discuss the results of our annual benchmarking exercises for sows / piglet production, piglet rearing and pig finishing. They are complemented by the analysis of latest developments on global, regional and country level. In addition, we are discussing burning issues of the sectors, for example health situation, trade issues, animal welfare, marketing efforts and various performance indicators. In addition, we have field trips to get a first-hand impression of local livestock production, processing and marketing. Cultural events and BBQs are completing the picture. The Global Forum prior to the internal workshop hosts decision-makers from Pig value chain in a common event with the Poultry and Beef / Sheep Networks.
Our conferences take place in June every year and are alternately hosted in Europe in one year and out of Europe in the following year. The conference 2026 will be held in Pretoria, South Africa from 22.-25.06.2026 and hosted by our partners from the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP).
Below you find information about the Pig Conferences in descending order, starting in 2016.
Pig Conference 2025 in St. Pölten, Austria
Again, the livestock branches joined forces in the conference, hosted by our Austrian partners from Pig (Landwirtschaftskammer Niederösterreich, Schweinebörse), Poultry (Landwirtschaftskammer Steiermark) and Beef and Sheep (Arge Rind). As in the previous year, also the Global Forum event was a full success.
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Pig Conference 2024 in Seinäjöki, Finland
The agri benchmark Conference 2024 was proudly hosted by Atria, in the picturesque city of Seinäjöki, Finland. For the first time, we merged the livestock branches Pig, Poultry and Beef / Sheep in one big conference event. The Global Forum served as an interface between the Beef and Sheep and the Pig and Poultry conferences. The new concept proved successful and was able to attract more interest with decision makers and sponsors, offering the full range of meat production analysis.
Pig Conference 2023 in USA
agri benchmark Pig Conference 2023 took place in Ames, Iowa, USA, from June 5 until 07
Pig Conference 2022 in Hungary
agri benchmark Pig Conference 2022 took place in Szekszárd, Hungary, from June 27 until 29
Pig Conference 2021 in Germany - online
agri benchmark Pig Conference 2021 took place in electronic format!
Pig Conference 2020 in Germany, online
agri benchmark Pig Conference 2020 took place in electronic format!
Like many other events, our annual agri benchmark conferences could not take place as a face to face meeting like in previous years. The Pig Conference was supposed to take place from 29 June to 1 July close to Budapest, Hungary. Together with our Hungarian partner Research Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI) and the InterPIG goup, we decided to move the physical meeting by one year to June 2021.
Pig Conference 2019 in China
Like in the previous years, the 2019 Pig Conference was a joint event between agri benchmark and InterPIG and took place in Beijing, China, from July 1 until 4.
The conference was jointly organised by agri benchmark and our Chinese partner CAAS (CAAS).
Pig Conference 2018 in Italy
The 2018 joint agri benchmark and InterPIG Conference took place in Reggio Emilia, Italy, from July 2 until 4.
The conference was jointly organised by CRPA and our Italian partner CRPA (Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali).
Pig Conference 2017 in Netherlands
The Pig Conference 2017 took place in Wageningen, Netherlands, from June 26 until 28th.
This year, the Pig Conference was linked to the annual meeting of the InterPIG network to explore common interests and possible future cooperation between the two networks. There is already some overlap in terms of partnerships from several countries.
Pig Conference 2016 in Spain
The Pig Conference 2016 took place in Mataró (30 km North of Barcelona city), from 29 June to 01 July.
This year, the Pig Conference is linked to the annual meeting of the InterPIG network to explore common interests and possible future cooperation between the two networks. There is already some overlap in terms of partnerships from several countries.