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In June, price quotations for all meats represented index rose, according to the FAO Meat Price Index.

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook for 2021-2030 provides insight on global pigmeat production, and consumption for the next ten years.

In 2020 consumption of organic products rose by 14% in Flanders and organic hog production saw a significant increase.

Pork imports spiked from April to early June, following a series of executive orders cutting tariffs and increasing the allowable import volumes.

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides projections for world oilseed and cereal markets for the period 2021-2030.

Since Colombia has recovered its FMD-free status with vaccination, Peru has lifted restrictions on pork.

Between April and June 2021 excess pork production in China has lowered pork prices, caused small and medium producers to liquidate farm inventories, and limited piglet restocking.

EU pigmeat production is expected to continue increasing in 2021, as additional production in some EU countries more than compensated for the decrease due to ASF in Germany.

According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of pig farms has decreased by 47% in the last ten years.

From January to May of this year, pork imports have increased by 65%.

New regulation requires minimum floor space for breeding sows and bans the sale of pork in California that does not come from animals housed under these standards.

A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.

As of May 3, 2021, the number of pigs in Germany stood at 24.6 million head.