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The 1.8% decrease in EU agricultural output can be mainly attributed to a marked fall (by 5.5%) in the value of animal production, due to steep falls by 14.4% for milk and by 6.5% for pigs.

Kazakhstan has a low production and consumption because it is a country with a mostly Muslim population. Nevertheless, it has the potential to export to Russia and China, which opens an option for future business and investments in the Kazakhstani pig sector.

The Brazilian pig population, with 40.3 million heads in 2015, grew by 6.3% in comparison with 2014.

Tariff or quota limits on the volume of pork traded between EU and UK could mean sharp price movements, affecting demand.

Pork exports were up 16 percent from a year ago to 186,689 mt, the largest volume ever posted in August.

According to the ABPA's data, the Brazilian pork exports increased by 30.7% in August 2016 with respect to August 2015.

According to FAS-USDA, pork production in India is estimated at 464 thousand metric tons in FY 2014-15 (April - March).

According to Canadian Statistics, hog producers reported 13.5 million hogs, up 1.9% from July 1, 2015.

The quantity of pork produced by commercial slaughtering (2.8 million tonnes) was down 0.3% (–8,500 tonnes) in the first half of 2016.

Between January and June of this year, a total of 129.34 million pigs have been slaughtered in the UE28 (+2%).

Regarding pork, the production during this semester has increased by 7.17% with respect to the same period in 2015 (1,951,899 tonnes).

The meat production estimates show that the highest growth rates will be for chicken (+3.0% annually) and for pork (+2.9% annually).

The Danish pig census as of July 1st was 12.3 million heads: this entails a decrease by 2.6% with respect to the same period in 2015.

A new and interactive tool released by FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly.

The ABPA foresees a decrease in the foretold growth for the Brazilian pig production. The current forecasts show a production of 3.64 million tonnes, the same volume as in 2015.  

Pigmeat production will also grow after 2016, driven by China, where herd size is expected to stabilise after years of substantial reductions (a drop of 25 million pigs between 2012 and 2015).