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With this funding, Canada Pork will promote Canadian pork in new and emerging markets across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

The program will provide up to $50 million in new funding to help states start or expand their own meat inspection programs.

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 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.

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.

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).

Pork production was 0.5% higher than in the same period last year.

The tool streamlines management, strengthening oversight and transparency in the meat supply chain. It is already in use at pilot facilities and will begin to be rolled out nationwide.