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The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook for 2021-2030 provides insight on global pigmeat production, and consumption for the next ten years.

Between April and June 2021 excess pork production in China has lowered pork prices, caused small and medium producers to liquidate farm inventories, and limited piglet restocking.

EU pigmeat production is expected to continue increasing in 2021, as additional production in some EU countries more than compensated for the decrease due to ASF in Germany.

According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of pig farms has decreased by 47% in the last ten years.

From January to May of this year, pork imports have increased by 65%.

As of May 3, 2021, the number of pigs in Germany stood at 24.6 million head.

The number of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms was down 2% from June 2020.

Pig slaughter in Germany was down 4.2% in the first quarter of 2021.

The volume of pork on the Chinese market has continued to increase recently. In May, the slaughter volume increased 44% year-on-year.

Despite a month on month decline in May, production is still up from last year.

World meat output is forecast to expand despite the many challenges facing meat value chains while global meat trade is seen heading towards a stagnation.

Starting June 21, 2021, piglet producers can apply for financial aid to renovate their farms.

These are amongst the main findings published by the European Commission in the monthly trade report for January-February 2021.

The sharp decline in exports of live pigs to Germany is increasing slaughter in Dutch slaughterhouses.