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Legislation setting out how farmers and land managers in England will be rewarded in future with public money for “public goods” passes into law.

The surplus in the agrifood product trade balance increases in Mexico. Pork was one of the products with the highest international demand.

Hog slaughter in Canada is up slightly from 2019 while exports have increased 18% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2020.

Pig farmers in China are actively restocking their farms and expanding operations following African swine fever outbreaks.

Exports of pork and pork products have increased by 19% between January and August. China remains the main destination.

China continues to see growth in pig and sow census, improving the country's supply and demand balance.

The positive net trade balance remained boosted by continued strong exports of pig meat, wheat and coarse grains.

This evaluation assessed how efficient, effective, consistent and relevant the legislation is, and whether it usefully supplements national efforts.

The FAO forecasts global coarse grains and oilcrop production in 2020 to increase to record levels.

An expected drop in pig meat production, mostly in Asia due to ASF, is responsible for much of the foreseen 0.5% downturn in global meat production in 2020.

The United Kingdom imports 60% of its pig meat. This has implications for both how the market responds to coronavirus related national lockdowns and the upcoming end of the Brexit transition period.