China's pork production is up 38% in the first three quarters

China is set to stockpile pork for state reserves as an index monitoring pork prices triggered a second-level warning.

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.

September and October have seen reductions of more than 40% in Chinese pork imports compared to the same period of the previous year.

The national action plan aims to reduce the use of antimicrobials in livestock.

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.

Month by month, EU pork exports to China are decreasing, with the cumulative total as of July already below 2020 levels.

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

Over 60% of Canada’s production that was previously eligible for export to China is currently suspended.

According to the FAO meat price index, global pig meat prices fell in August due while bovine, ovine, and poultry meat rose.

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.