date:May 20, 2014
Global gelatin producer Rousselot has announced a price increase for its North American portfolio of Pig Skin Gelatin products, due to reduced availability of pig herds. The increase will be effective from 1 July 2014.
In 2013, the incidence of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) in North America increased and continued expanding further into 2014. Consequently, by the second quarter of 2014 the size of the available hogs herd in North America is already reduced and purchasing prices of