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The country's pork production and pig inventory continue to increase.

Spain continued to hit record levels in production and exports in 2020. USDA forecasts Spanish pork industry trends for 2021 and 2022.

The UK's pig industry is facing slaughter backlogs and export bans in the midst of COVID-19 and Brexit challenges.

The EU pigmeat market is in a difficult situation due to increased production and decreased demand from food services and China. Prices have been falling steadily in the past months.

This year ASF cases have already surpassed the total for 2020. Even so, the pig industry is expected to see growth.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, this year will see positive trends and production will exceed 5.5 million tons.

See the global pork production and trade forecasts for 2021 from the USDA's world markets and trade report.

The U.S. hog inventory is down from September 2020 but up slightly from June of this year.

China has lowered its sow herd inventory target in an effort to control supply and stabilize prices.

Australian pork production is estimated to reach a record in 2021 and continue at this high level in 2022.

Now that slaughterhouses are recovering from backlogs due to COVID-19, what will next year have in store for Canada's swine industry?

Swine production to increase in 2022 following a rebound in the sow population. Pork production is expected to increase 2% to meet strong demand for domestic pork.

In the first half of 2021, German pork production decreased by 1.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.

USDA predicts growth for Brazil's pig and pork production in 2021 and 2022.

USDA predicts that pork production in China will decrease in 2022 due to low inventories and a smaller sow herd.