INTERPORC promotes a plan to address the future challenges of the pig sector
The document was presented by its director, Alberto Herranz, together with Pedro Rodrigo and Miguel Sabater, managers of Deloitte's Future of Food initiative , a professional services firm with which this plan has been worked on. In the words of Herranz, it is intended to be a roadmap that "mitigates the impacts faced by the sector and prepares us to compete in the new scenario that is coming".
A scenario that, as explained by the director of INTERPORC, is marked by the change in trend experienced in 2022, after a period of sustained growth over the last decade (+4% per year between 2010-21). In the last year, we have witnessed a significant increase in production costs and the consequent decrease in production, derived, among other things, from the war in Ukraine and the consequent difficulties in international trade or the supply of raw materials.
But also, he added, "we are facing two major challenges: the new regulatory requirements in terms of animal welfare and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the increase in the global competitive intensity of other export markets”.
Given this panorama, the Spanish pig sector, Herranz pointed out, "requires a transformation to achieve its strategic aspiration of converging towards a model of sustainability, resilience, competitiveness and innovation that maintains it as a world benchmark and the main support of the European food sovereignty. That is the raison of this plan”.
However, the director of INTERPORC has qualified, the Pig Sector Strategic Plan "requires the active involvement of all sectoral agents for its successful achievement, as well as implementing a set of critical initiatives at individual and sectoral level".
The Pig Sector Strategic Plan, as explained by Miguel Sabater, Monitor Deloitte's senior manager, specifies 8 strategic lines: enhance the image and reputation of the sector; strengthen biosafety policies; promote the development of high-value products and markets; transform the configuration of the value chain towards a more competitive, sustainable and resilient model; attract, develop and retain the necessary talent; activate investment in R+D+i in sustainability and product; and promote the circular economy throughout the value chain and promote new sources of business for the sector in the future.
Together with these 8 objectives, "22 independent initiatives, executable and transversal to the entire sector" are also defined, which allow them to be developed.
The Deloitte expert has emphasized that “implementing these strategic lines will not only mean an additional source of income, but also an excellent opportunity to improve the sector's reputation. By adopting sustainable practices and promoting the efficient use of resources, we can ensure that the sector is recognized as a leader in the circular economy in Spain”.
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