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The Portuguese swine industry is restructuring to increase domestic pork production and open new strategic export markets.

Profit margins in the pig meat sector are on critically low levels. National measures and state aid are not sufficient to address the situation. European Commission must intervene directly to ease pressure on pig meat producers.

Market crisis of the pig meat sector: Agriculture MEPs want Commission to act

According to Conab data, Brazil's total grain production is expected to reach 284.4 million tons.

Here's what to expect this year in the world's most important pork markets.

In France, labeling the origin of meat served in restaurants and catering will become mandatory on March 1, 2022.

Paddy rice and corn production both hit record level productions in 2021.

China announced the ban on pork due to ASF outbreaks in Italy and North Macedonia.

Prop 12 will not go into force until the state finalizes regulations.

In 2013 Russia imported $43.3 billion worth of food, and in seven years the figure has fallen to less than $30 billion. In 2021 food imports have continued to decline.

Brazil ended 2021 with a total of 1.13 million tons of pork exported, the highest figure ever achieved by Brazilian exporters in a single year.

Pork production in China has reached historically normal levels.

Increased acreage and higher yields for corn and soybeans led to record high soybean production and near-record high corn production.

The Department of Agriculture remains optimistic that the hog industry will gain momentum this year, and recover from its losses due to ASF.

Pork is the first U.S. protein to be allowed access to the Nigerian market.