Canada: Swine herd and pork trade in 2022

The Canadian swine population is expected to fall by 2% in 2022, after a slight increase in 2021, due to processing delays caused by COVID-19. An increase in the sow census will cause the number of piglets in 2022 to grow from 2021 as Canada adds additional fattening capacity and increases the use of slaughter capacity and investments. As a result, slaughter will increase modestly by 50,000 head in 2022. Live pig exports will drop 8% in 2022 (after a 13% growth in 2021), as Canada recently resolved the labor dispute in the east of the country, whose capacity Processing was stopped for more than four months, leading to more fattening and slaughter pigs moving to facilities in the United States. Despite the increase in slaughter, pork production in 2022 is projected to fall by 2%, as the resolution of COVID-19 interruptions and labor disputes will reduce the number of pigs in the portfolio. As a result, carcass weight will be lower in 2022 unless further disturbances occur. Domestic ...