Chinese pork production expected to decrease in 2024
Swine and pork production in 2024 is forecast to decline to due to lower sow inventories in 2023.
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Belarus addresses crisis in swine industry
Issues related to the country’s swine industry were discussed at a government meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on September 4.
Poland: Pig inventory in 2023
Herd reduction occurred in four groups of pigs, particularly in pigs for slaughter with a 4.8% decrease.
Portugal: Decrease in pig slaughter
In the first half of 2023, pig slaughter in Portugal decreased by 6.1%.
Portugal: Significant increase in imports of live pigs
The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 18.5% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.
Intricate balance
Slaughterhouses will suffer a very complicated summer; in addition to the normal lack of pigs, there will be the absence of hundreds of thousands of piglets, victims of PRRS. Sooner rather than later, we will only be able to slaughter just four days a week.
Updated USDA estimates for swine production in 2023
In its latest "Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade" report on April 11, the USDA revised its estimates for 2023, forecasting reductions in world pork production and international trade.
China: Increased pork production in first quarter
In the first three months of 2023, China's pork production totaled 15.9 million tons.
The EU's swine inventory continued to decrease in 2022
According to Eurostat data, in November/December 2022, the EU's swine inventory totaled 134 million pigs (down 5% from 2021).
Belgium: Lowest pig slaughter in 30 years
The number of pigs slaughtered in Belgium fell by almost 10% in 2022, to a level not seen in 30 years.
Brazil: The swine industry's performance in 2022
The increase in pork production strengthened domestic supply and is reportedly responding to the increase in demand, with per capita consumption around 20 kg/inhabitant.
Poland: 6% drop in pig inventory
Poland's pig inventory totaled 9.62 million head in December 2022, a decrease of 6.0% compared to the same period last year.
China's pork production increased over 4% in 2022
China produced 55.41 million tons of pork in 2022.
United States hog inventory down 2%
The U.S. hog census continues its downward trend. However, breeding swine stocks are slightly higher compared to the previous quarter and December 2021 results.
Vietnam's livestock industry situation in 2022
Livestock and poultry farming in 2022 developed stably.
Autumn downturn, shocks, and underground battle
While pig prices and inventories are falling in most of Europe, we see the center of gravity of European pig production shifting relentlessly to the southwest of the continent.