EPP 29/5 2013

Søren Søndergaard

Who am I?

• Pig Farmer in DK

• Born and raised on a pig farm

• Agricultural College + Agrar Economist

• Degree in financiel management

• Have travelled around the world

o Seen pig production in many places

Agenda

• Production today

• Strategy 2003 - 2012

• Economy 2012

• Plan for the future

• Why Denmark ?

Field Production

o Grain

• 700 ha with grain – barley, wheat, rye, oats.

o Blueberries + potatoes

• 25 ha

o Cattle and grass lands

• 65 ha protected grass land with Hereford cattle herd

Fieldplan 2013 covers 800 ha

Pig Production Today

o 1,000 sows

o We sell 31,000 pigs per year

• 7,000 30 kg pigs

• 24,000 finishers at 105 kg

o Gilt Production to replaces sow herd

2003 Situation

• Baldershave o 350 sows – 50 % full line

o 200 hectares

• Enggaard o 350 sows – 50 % full line

o 150 hectares

• Strategy for future business o 5 step plan

5. Expand Finisher Production

1. Enggaard 7-100 kg

2. Kobberbøl 7-100 kg

3. Baldershave – new sowstable

4. Baldershave – 7-30 kg

5-step plan from 2004

5. Expand Finisher Production

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Weaned pigs/sow

Weaned pigs/sow

11,0

12,0

13,0

14,0

15,0

16,0

17,0

18,0

Liveborn 2005-2013

2013 2005

Why Denmark?

• Infrastructure! o Feed

o Capital

o Pigs

o Transport

o Stables

• Transparency – we know what we have

• High Price Products – future demand?

• A good life close to my family

Challenges in Denmark?

• Political headwind

• Staff with interest in pig production can be difficult

to find and recruit

• High cost level o Mainly salaries (Union pressure)

Thank you! - Questions?