LivestockUK pigmeat output to fall next year after this year's surge, AHDB says
AHDB expects UK pigmeat production to rise 4% this year to about 1.02 million tonnes, then drop 3.7% in 2027 as losses push farmers to shrink the breeding herd.
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LivestockChicken will overtake pork in Europe within 10 to 15 years, says Agrofert's meat trader
Animalco chief executive Juraj Seketa said demand for cheap, easy poultry is rising in Europe and Asia, and the Czech group is adding a new poultry slaughter line at home.
LivestockUS pork exports to Central America up 11 percent as buyers move to premium cuts
Shipments passed 130,000 tonnes through August and their value rose 15 percent to $377 million, the US Meat Export Federation says, helped by campaigns that sell pork as a main dish rather than sausage meat.
LivestockUS pork exports fell 6% in August as Mexico bought less
US pork exports were 222,243 tonnes in August, worth $606.3 million, as Mexico produced more of its own; Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean are on track for record years.
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China puts US pork and beef on its non-sensitive goods list, meat industry says
US pork and beef have been placed on a list of products expected to get improved trade treatment from China, a step the Meat Institute says lays the ground for tackling high retaliatory tariffs.
LivestockAHDB launches new British pork campaign pushing mince as a budget swap
AHDB's October burst of its "This is British Pork" campaign adds a TV advert, an influencer-led Healthy Savings challenge and £6 family recipe videos, after a February push reached more than 40 million consumers.
AgribusinessUS-China summit extends truce but leaves soybean and pork farmers waiting on purchases
Trump and Xi extended their trade truce to 10 January without a broad deal or new farm purchase figures; China is ahead on soybeans but behind on a $17 billion pledge for other US farm goods.
LivestockOlymel opens $142m pork and poultry plant in Trois-Rivières with four times the capacity
The Quebec meat processor's rebuilt Trois-Rivières plant can turn out 50 million kilograms a year of pork and poultry products and adds about 100 jobs.
LivestockEU pig price recovery loses pace as output rises and swine fever spreads in Hungary
AHDB says European finished pig prices have firmed after summer heat cut supply, but higher production, weaker Chinese demand and African swine fever may keep the market difficult into 2027.
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AHDB brings Chinese and US meat buyers to British pig farms as red meat exports rise 15%
An 11-strong Chinese delegation and four US food-service buyers toured UK farms and processors; China takes nearly 40% of UK pigmeat exports, much of it offal.
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US pork exports dip 6% in July but stay 2% ahead for the year as PRV bans lift
July shipments of 224,305 tonnes were worth $641.8 million; Mexico, Colombia, Chile and South Korea have all dropped restrictions imposed after a pseudorabies detection in Iowa, and exports to Canada are up 8% in volume so far this year.
LivestockUS pork exports projected to reach 7.8 billion pounds by 2035, ahead of chicken
USDA's Economic Research Service said on 7 May 2026 that U.S. pork exports are projected to rise 8.6 percent, from an expected 7.2 billion pounds in 2026 to 7.8 billion pounds in 2035. In 2024 pork exports overtook chicken for the first time since 1976.