The awards

Porc d’Or Awards

The Porc d’Or Awards are held annually at the national level. These awards are intended to encourage and recognize the work of Spanish pig companies in the continuous improvement of the efficiency and quality of pig production.

The Porc d’Or white pig awards were created in 1994 as an initiative of IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology) to reward the efforts of an industry that was facing important challenges and transformations. In 2017, the Porc d’Or Iberian awards were created for the same purpose.

New production demands, environmental legislation, changes in eating habits and numerous crises have confronted the Spanish pork industry with obstacles. These have been overcome with professionalism, effort and the use of the best production techniques.

The farms eligible for the awards are those that are members of the BDporc (Spanish Pig Data Bank). Each year around 130 white pig farms and 60 Iberian pig farms are nominated for the awards in their various categories.

A jury composed of personalities of recognized prestige in the industry, livestock research and administration, determines the winners in each of its categories.

Porc d’Or White Coat 2024

The Zaragoza Auditorium hosted the 31st edition of the White Layer Porc d’Or Awards on November 29th, under the watchful eyes of approximately 1,000 industry professionals who attended the awards ceremony.
Galicia swept the 2024 edition of the Porc d’Or Awards with a total of 13 statuettes, including three special awards. Galicia was closely followed by Catalonia with a total of 12 statuettes. Rounding out the podium was Aragon with eight awards.
Navarra took home five awards; Castile and León took home four. Andalusia closed the list with one.
In total, 37 farms from six autonomous communities received this year’s 43 awards (40 general awards and three special awards) in a gala filled with excitement and excitement.

Iberian Porc d’Or Awards 2024

The 8th edition of the Porc d’Or Iberian Awards took place on July 5th, 2024 at the emblematic town of Córdoba. A total of 66.681 Iberian breeding sows belonging to 83 farms were analysed, which originated 68 nominations, leading to 32 prizes awarded.

In each of the three categories, the Iberian pig farms were awarded based on the productive criteria of Longevity (number of weaned piglets per discarded sow), Number of Piglets Born Alive and Farrowing Rate. They were also awarded the Zoetis Innovation Special Porc d’Or, the Special Porc d’Or for Maximum Productivity, the Iberian Porc d’Or for Outdoor Production, the Iberian Porc d’Or of CEVA Salud Animal, the MAPA Special Porc d’Or and the Porc d’Or with Diamond, the highest award.