The Hungarian pig sector is experiencing a significant downturn, with a decrease in both imports and exports of live pigs and a sharp increase in pork imports, leading to a rise in pork prices, which have increased by nearly 25% for the shoulder and over 45% for the loin in just one year. The high cost of feed, weather conditions, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and a drop in energy prices are contributing to the sector's challenges. The average production cost of a fattening animal has doubled in a year, and the sector is further troubled by the bankruptcy of one of Hungary's largest pork processors and a suicide in a major pork company. The European Union's pork exports have also seen a 29% decrease, with China being the main market.