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In 2021, per capita pork consumption decreased by 1.2 kilograms compared to the previous year.

Starting tomorrow, operators will be able to apply for private storage aid for pigmeat.

In Brazil, 52.97 million pigs were slaughtered in 2021, a 7.3% increase from the year prior.

The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, has expressed his satisfaction with the support received from several member states regarding the granting of aid for the private storage of pigmeat.

The Mexican swine industry saw favorable performance, with strong demand and higher prices.

Meat and meat products from the EU must be imported at border control posts with appropriate certification starting July 1 of this year.

Spanish exports of pork and pork products to China decreased 9.4% in 2021.

Despite the record increase in pork production and value, annual growth stands at 3.82%, below the 8% increase in 2020.

According to the Pork Checkoff, a record was set for the value of U.S. exports, and Mexico became the largest trading partner of the United States, surpassing China for the first time.

Pig meat prices edged up, reflecting increased internal demand and scaled-back hog supplies in the EU and USA.

An index monitoring pork prices has again dropped below a warning level.

Pig slaughter in Brazil increased by 5.8% in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. But compared to the third quarter of 2021, it decreased by 3.2%.

In its latest plan to advance the agriculture industry, China lays out targets for meat and pork production.