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Between January and September 2026, China imported 1.44 million metric tons of pork and pork by-products, down 15.3% from 2025 and down 66.7% from 2020.

The elevated sow kill seen this year means Scottish production is expected to fall sharply in 2027.

The Department of Agriculture has initiated a preliminary safeguard measures investigation into pork imports, opening a critical review of whether rising foreign shipments are hurting the domestic hog industry and warranting temporary trade protection.

Unions are extending the meat industry strike to five days due to a lack of agreement on wages, working hours, and working conditions.

Shipments between January and September rose 6.2%. September sales totaled 135,000 metric tons.

The latest U.S. hog inventory figures showed declines in both breeding stock and market hogs.

In 2027, global pork exports are forecast to be unchanged, following a 2% increase in 2026.

Australian pork production remains broadly flat as high retail pork prices constrain demand despite previously favorable feed costs.

Most of this decline was due to lower shipments to Mexico, where domestic pork production has rebounded and demand for hams has softened in recent months.

With a self-sufficiency rate of only 46.1%, the Czech Republic is presenting a strategy to boost pork production and reduce its reliance on imports.

The economy and war-related risks are catalyzing the transformation of the Ukrainian pork industry throughout 2026 and 2027.

The decline reflected lower poultry and pig meat quotations, while bovine and ovine meat prices remained broadly stable.

EU pork production is forecast to decline for the first time since 2023, and exports are projected to be at the lowest level since 2015.

In the first seven months of 2026, the EU agri-food sector expanded its positive trade balance while pigmeat exports decreased by 13% in value.