Swine news - Economy

Export bans are estimated to lose over 7 million euros worth of pork by the end of the year.

Higher local production and higher import volume last year point to reduced pork imports in 2026.

The committee, chaired by Guatemala, discussed the strengthening of OIRSA and the standardization of protocols in the face of transboundary phytosanitary and zoosanitary threats.

International cereal prices increased across all major grains in August.

Pork exports trended lower in July, but remain higher year-to-date.

The Philippines' pork production, consumption, and imports are all expected to increase in 2027.

The increase reflected higher poultry, pig and ovine meat prices, which were partly offset by lower bovine meat quotations.

After growing steadily between 2023 and 2025, pork imports contracted by 18.0% in the first half of the year.

French exports fell by 1% in volume, with a sharp decline to China, while the trade balance remained positive.

Live pig exports (piglets for finishing and pigs for slaughter) fell by 10.3% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period of the previous year.

Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, met with his Philippine counterpart, Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., to discuss new avenues for collaboration in the agricultural and fisheries sectors and to strengthen trade relations between Spain and the Philippines.

The first half of 2026 presented a mixed picture for Chile’s pork industry: while hog slaughter and pork production remained virtually stable, exports continued to decline as imports increased significantly, bringing apparent consumption to its strongest semester of the 2022–2026 series.

Competitive dynamics are reshaping global pork exporter positions. Brazil has surpassed Canada to become the world’s third-largest pork exporter, after the EU and US.

The first half of 2026 was the best of the past five years for hog slaughter in Colombia: the national cumulative total accelerated sharply after two years of moderate growth, making June the second-highest month in the entire 2022–2026 series, behind only December 2025.

The agreement will define technical cooperation in Panamanian agriculture and rural development for the next five years.

Global pork trade has shifted away from a China-driven model toward a more fragmented and regionally distributed market.

The number of pigs for slaughter decreased by 10.1% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.

FEFAC’s national feed industry associations confirmed significant adverse impacts from repeated heatwaves in many EU Member States.

According to ANICE, Spanish pork exports to Japan and Mexico lost nearly €350 million in value in the first half of 2026.

Pig slaughter in Portugal in the first half of 2026 increased by 4.2% year-on-year in the total number of pigs slaughtered (+84,202 head).

The most recent figures from the Porkcolombia - FNP Association show generalized growth of the Colombian pig inventory, with the commercial industrial sector being the most dynamic segment in the country.

The ban applies to beef, poultry meat, equine meat, aquaculture products, eggs, honey and casings.

Cepea anticipates pork supply will strengthen in the third quarter of 2026, amid the sector's preparation for end-of-year demand.

The new Inter-American Knowledge Exchange Platform seeks to connect governments, research centers, and the private sector in the region.