The US Department of Agriculture has increased its global pork production forecast for 2023 by 3%, from 110.98 million tons to 114.09 million tons, primarily due to an increase in China's production. Despite this, China is expected to remain the world's largest pork importer, with Mexico and Japan also significant importers. The EU is predicted to be the world's largest pork exporter in 2023. Beef and chicken meat production forecasts remain largely unchanged, with beef exports estimated at 12.2 million tons and chicken exports at 14 million tons (a 1% reduction from the October forecast).