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Compared to February, estimates for global corn exports were cut, which could be explained by a projected decrease in shipments from Brazil. Likewise, a significant drop in corn imports from China was estimated. As for soybeans, projections remained unchanged, except for a drop in ending stocks.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reaffirms its commitment to strengthening Mexican pork production to reduce dependence on imports and move towards food self-sufficiency in pork production.

China is the world’s largest importer of purebred breeding swine.

Pork imports are expected to be similar in 2025 while marginal growth is expected in pork exports.

China will impose additional tariffs on Canadian rapeseed oil, oil cake, peas, aquatic products, and pork.

This comes after the U.S. imposition of an additional 10% tariff on products imported from China.

Despite the slight increase in production volume, exports grew nearly 10%, which could partly explain the decrease in consumption.

Should the U.S. continue to apply tariffs on Canada, the government intends to impose additional countermeasures that could affect pork.

The slight increase in production with the significant increase in import volume and the decrease in exports suggests a recovery in apparent consumption, which more than returned to 2022 levels.

The implementation of the Public Policy Observatory for Agrifood Systems seeks to promote market access for Central America.

The agreement boosts the expansion of agribusiness trade, benefiting both the province of Santa Fe and the rest of Argentina. In addition to strengthening the position of the soybean complex, it opens new opportunities for the export of meat, dairy products, sunflower, legumes, and other strategic products.

These are the main findings of the latest monthly agri-food trade report published by the European Commission.

The anti-dumping investigation into pork imports from the European Union is ongoing.

Compared to the January report, significant cuts were made in South American corn harvests and in exports from Brazil and Ukraine, related to the fall in Chinese imports. A decrease in the global soybean harvest and ending stocks was again projected, due to lower production in Argentina.

Oilseed processing broke records in December and confirms the industry's good performance. Strong demand for corn further boosts corn shipments, which beat wheat exports.