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The EC has communicated possible tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and there are fears of retaliation against EU pork imports.

While global poultry, bovine, and ovine meat production in 2024 is forecast to expand marginally, pig meat production is expected to shrink.

This program ensures access and affordability to essential commodities while balancing the interests of consumers and local producers.

Export volumes in the first quarter were at their lowest since 2015, according to AHDB.

April exports of U.S. pork reached the highest volume and value since May 2021, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.

International prices of poultry and bovine meats fell, while those of pig and ovine meats increased.

Pig exports (for finishing and slaughter) increased by 19.5% in the first quarter of 2024, from 146,624 head in 2023 to 175,140 in 2024.

The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 9.6% and meat and meat product imports increased by 3.9% in the first quarter of 2024.

The Vietnamese authorities have given the go-ahead for UK pork exports to commence.

There was a 1.8% increase in the total number of pigs slaughtered (+17,272 head), from 944,829 pigs slaughtered in the first quarter of 2023 to 962,101 head in 2024.

The program aims to address the hog supply following the effects of African swine fever in the region.

Overall, both imports and exports are stable compared with last year.

The bill prohibits the misbranding of imitation meat and egg products sold in Iowa.