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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.

The livestock subsector advanced 2%, driven by poultry production.

Over the last 20 years, Flanders' pig inventory has decreased by 43%.

Costa Rica’s swine industry closed the first half of 2026 on a strong note, driven by a more than 8% increase in hog slaughter and accelerating imports.

At the end of 2025, per capita pork consumption stood at 21.3 kilograms per person, the highest level in the past 14 years, placing the Central American country fourth in regional per capita consumption, behind only Mexico, Uruguay, and Chile.

The first half of 2026 was the best in the last five years for the Argentine swine industry: slaughter and production picked up sharply after two years of moderate growth, making June the month with the highest production in the entire 2022-2026 period.

The Mexican pork sector is maintaining its momentum at the start of 2026, posting the strongest production growth among the major meat species as it closed out the first quarter with growth that outpaced that of poultry and beef.

While the breeding sow inventory continued its year-on-year decline, the market hog segment increased slightly, leaving the total U.S. inventory virtually unchanged from June 2025.

Argentina reduces export duties on wheat and barley starting in June and establishes a schedule of reductions for other grains starting in 2027.

Pork consumption in Peru reached 11 kg per person in 2025, tripling over the past decade and establishing the sector as a key economic driver for more than 400,000 producers.

In its most recent report, "Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade", USDA projects slight growth in global pork production in 2026, driven by developments in the United States, Brazil, China, and Canada, while African swine fever in Spain would continue to put downward pressure on production and exports in the European Union