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The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034 gives market developments and medium-term projections for world meat markets.

At the end of the first half of the year, slaughter increased 2%, reaching a record figure.

Export volume was up 28% and was the second-highest in history.

According to the June report from the National Directorate of Agriculture, production increased by 3.5% compared to the previous season.

Russia exported 137.8K t of pork, up 60% YoY, with sharp rises in shipments to China, Belarus, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and Georgia.

Spain slaughtered 53.88 million pigs in 2024 and Catalonia, Aragon and Castile and León were the main producing communities.

As part of the "National Day for Peruvian Pork Rinds", the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) announced the Government's goal: to double consumption in the country, reaching 20 kg per person per annum by 2030.

Exports of U.S. pork trended lower in May, due primarily to steep declines in shipments to China, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

The increase was driven by higher prices across all meat categories, except poultry.

Meat, eggs, and milk must be labeled if they come from animals that have undergone certain painful procedures without anesthesia.

The European Food Safety Authority’s Management Board has nominated Dr. Nikolaus Kriz as EFSA’s next Executive Director for a five-year term from September 2025.

Twelve Member States, including Spain, are asking to protect the names of products such as meat, eggs, and honey from misleading plant names.

In the first five months of 2025, Russian exports of pork and offal totaled 130 thousand tons.

The sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption is prohibited in the state of Texas.