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.

White pig Porc d’Or awards 2022

The 29th edition of the Porc d’Or Awards took place on November 25th, 2022 at the Palacio de Congresos in Toledo. A total of 841,000 sows from 580 farms were analyzed. 108 farms brought together 120 nominations leading to a total of 45 prizes awarded.

In each of the five categories created based on the number of sows, the white-coated pig farms were awarded based on the productive criteria of Longevity (number of weaned piglets per discarded sow), Farrowing Rate and Numerical Productivity. The Zoetis Innovation Special Porc d’Or, the MAPA Special Porc d’Or and the Porc d’Or with Diamond, the highest award, were also awarded.

Iberian Porc d’Or Awards 2023

The 7th edition of the Porc d’Or Ibérico Awards took place on October 7th, 2022 at the city of Granada. A total of 62,405 Iberian breeding sows belonging to 78 farms were analyzed, which originated 54 nominations, leading to 31 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 Special Porc d’Or for Maximum Productivity, the Iberian Porc d’Or for Outdoor Production, the MAPA Special Porc d’Or and the Porc d’Or with Diamond, the highest award.