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Improved profitability is expected to support a temporary rebound of slaughter during the second half of this year. With the absence of a full recovery of pork sales to China, the sector is attempting to diversify exports and resetting its focus on the domestic market.

In the first half of 2023, pig slaughter in Portugal decreased by 6.1%.

The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 18.5% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

Reductions are driven by lower pork exports to non-EU markets, mainly to China, continued high input costs, and imposition of new EU regulations.

Building on a robust first-half performance, July exports of U.S. pork continued to outpace year-ago levels, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.

The suspension is to prevent pigs raised in Japan from being infected with African swine fever virus.

The FAO meat price index for all meat types fell in August.

Agri-food and fishery exports reached a record €68,018 million in 2022, an increase of 13.1% over 2021.

Slaughterhouses must have a video surveillance system that will allow for additional animal welfare checks.

Russia's Rosselkhoznadzor and China's General Administration of Customs are studying the possibility of supplying Russian pork to China.

Chinese imports of both pork and offal have increased in the first four months of this year.

Russian pork exports increased by 35-40% in the first 6 months of this year compared to the volumes in January-June 2022.

The agreement eliminates all tariffs on EU exports to New Zealand including pig meat.