The global pork market continues to face the pressure of trade tensions.

Source: vinanet.vn Despite these difficulties, Mr. Chenjun Pan, a senior analyst at RaboResearch, forecasts that global pork trade will grow by 2025. The shortage of meat supply in Mexico, Southeast Asia, and Japan is driving up import demand to supplement domestic supply and curb rising domestic prices. Exporting countries—particularly Brazil and Europe—have benefited, with Brazilian pork exports increasing by 18% in the first six months of 2025 and EU pork exports increasing by 5% in the first four months of 2025. Mr. Pan noted that pork prices were rising higher than other meats in the second quarter of 2025, largely due to tightened global supply, led by the U.S., Mexico, Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. On the other hand, prices in China were more stable due to a certain balance between supply and demand. Although the African swine fever outbreak in Europe is currently under control, African swine fever continues to cause difficulties in some regions of Asia and Europe. ...