China's new action plan for reducing veterinary antimicrobial use

An estimated 41% of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals were for use in swine in 2020.

Starting next year, China's import tariffs for pork will return to their previously higher levels.

China has published statistics for the country's total sown area, yield, and total grain output in 2021.

Director-General QU Dongyu warns of threat to food security and livelihoods as well as human and animal health.

The country's pork production and pig inventory continue to increase.

Overall feed production is projected to rise slightly during the remainder of 2021 and into 2022.

See the global pork production and trade forecasts for 2021 from the USDA's world markets and trade report.

China has lowered its sow herd inventory target in an effort to control supply and stabilize prices.

USDA predicts that pork production in China will decrease in 2022 due to low inventories and a smaller sow herd.

According to Rabobank's quarterly report, redistribution of pork trade could place downward pressure on pork prices in exporting regions.