Analysts expect global pork production to decline in 2024

Global pork production this year is expected to fall by almost one percent from last year, or to 115.6 million tons. This was reported by ProPlanta with reference to data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA, publishes data and forecasts on agriculture not only in the USA itself, but also in other countries - ROSNG) and the French Institute of Pig Production (IFIP). The main role in this will be played by China, for which the figure should decrease by two million or to 56 million tons. It is noted that other large producers of this meat will not be able to fully compensate for the losses. For example, the EU countries will increase the indicator by only 1.7 percent, the USA - by 2.9, and Brazil - 4.7. These are 21.1, 12.7 and 4.64 million tons. It is noted that for the latter country, despite the lowest indicator among others, this became a personal record. Based on these figures, for the EU the initial figure was 17.513 million, and the increase was 358.7 thousand, for the ...