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The global pork market is relatively stable, with rising supply from the Americas easily absorbed in the main import markets in Asia, resulting in a steady development of the Rabobank Five-Nation Hog Price Index. Continuing strong Asian imports are supporting pork prices across the globe, with the supply volume in each region determining the actual level. This is according to the Rabobank Global Pork Quarterly Q2.

Supply of pork is tight due to the continuing decline in the number of backyard farmers over the past few years. This has resulted in the significantly higher suggested retail price of the commodity in the local market.

Growth in the Korean sow herd and continued disease management are leading to a larger pig crop and additional pork production.

Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the states. North Carolina and Minnesota had the second and third largest inventories.

In 2016, the EU produced a total of 23.23 million tonnes of pork: 314,000 tonnes more than 2015 (+ 1.37%).

Consumption and production grow, hand in hand, by 1.5%, with a upward trend in the last years that is being strengthened by the imports replacement programme.

The most important drop was that of pig farmers, with a decrease by 18%.

The 10 main German abattoirs increased their slaughtering capacity by 2.3% with respect to 2015.

Among all the countries that make up in the InterPIG group, all except the USA, the UK and Canada showed a drop in production costs in comparison with 2014.

The National Association of Pig Producers of Russia has published the list of the main pork producers in Russia in 2016. Like in 2015, the first three places were held by the companies Miratorg, Rusagro and Cherkizovo.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has issued a decree project that proposes paying all the capital invested in the building of farms in sparsely populated regions where this activity is not much developed or is absent.

As reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the production value of agriculture in the Netherlands increased more than tenfold over the period 1950-2015.

Last year was a positive year for pig production in Argentina, with increases in slaughterings, meat production and consumption.

Cambodia’s expanding population, urbanization, economic growth and the changing consumption patterns of the population have created opportunities for the growth of the livestock sector in the country, according to the annual report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).