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Producers and officials from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay gathered at the Expointer trade show; IICA issued a warning about the resurgence of African swine fever in Hispaniola.

Representatives from veterinary services met in Barbados to update their national rapid response plans, with technical support from IICA and the USDA.

The volume represents a slight increase of 1.4% from the 2025/26 season, driven primarily by the increase in the area planted during the first corn harvest.

A delegation from the State Department met in San José with the Director General of IICA to discuss risk management and food security in the Americas.

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

At the end of July, slaughter increased by 0.6% in volume over twelve rolling months, despite a 0.6% decline in the pig herd.

The additional restricted zone is considered free from ASF and serves as a buffer between the infected zone and the rest of Finland.

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

The Government of Canada is helping industry further develop the tools needed to safeguard animal health, strengthen sector resilience, and support future growth.

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

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

International cereal prices increased across all major grains in August.

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

Ammonia emissions from Spanish livestock farming fell by 2.3% in 2024 and by 17.6% since 2005.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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